serfage
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So serfage became still more difficult to be distinguished from slavery.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
They were naturally a kind people; but let one example show how serfage can transmute kindness.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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 Robert Green Ingersoll
Before proceeding to describe the Emancipation, it may be well to explain briefly how the Russian peasants became serfs, and what serfage in Russia really was.
From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace
They revived Old World objections, which, to one acquainted with the most every-day workings of serfage, were ridiculous.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 17 by Charles F. (Charles Francis) Horne
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