serfage

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A crowd of rustics, maddened at the thought of revived claims of serfage, of interminable suits of law, poured into the streets of the town.

From History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 by Green, John Richard

They include also serfage, vassalage, villanage, peonage, and all other forms of compulsory service for the mere benefit or pleasure of others.

From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 11 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Miscellany by Ingersoll, Robert Green

Nothing certain is known as to the origin of Russian serfage.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 45, July, 1861 by Various

They are naturally a kind people; but let one example show how serfage can transmute kindness.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various

We must beware of attributing this doctrine of Neifty to the Norman Conquest, which merely supplied names; in definiteness and cruelty nothing could exceed the practice of serfage under the Saxons.

From The Customs of Old England by Snell, F. J. (Frederick John)