serfdom

Example Sentences

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While some Black Americans used the word “feudal,” others used related terms harkening back to the medieval world, including “vassalage,” “serfdom” and “Dark Age.”

From Salon

China says its intervention ended "backward feudal serfdom" and denied wrongdoing.

From Reuters

China denies wrongdoing there and says its intervention ended "backward feudal serfdom."

From Reuters

It is an epic saga of Judah Ben-Hur, the Jewish prince banished to Roman serfdom who after many vicissitudes returns to his people and is converted to Christianity.

From Los Angeles Times

“They kind of lock that person to this new flavor of serfdom where it’s, you might be decently paid, you’ve got access to it, but it will never be yours,” he said.

From New York Times