serfage

Example Sentences

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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 Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

In the time of serfage the proprietors clearly perceived these and similar advantages, and compelled their serfs to live together in large families.

From Russia by Wallace, Donald Mackenzie, Sir

A freeman might deliver himself to serfage by putting a leathern thong upon his neck.

From Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers by Various

Rural serfage was maintained, which proves that the revolution had been directed by the burghers, and for their own profit.

From Life of St. Francis of Assisi by Houghton, Louise Seymour

In K�ln the craftsmen had been reduced to all but serfage, and the merchant of Brussels might box at his will the ears of "the man without heart or honour who lives by his toil."

From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by Green, John Richard