serfage
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Christianity finding men in serfage and degraded all over the earth, had arisen on the fall of the Roman Empire, like a mighty vengeance, though under the aspect of a resignation.
From History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution by H. T. Ryde
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 revived Old-World objections, which, to one acquainted with the most every-day workings of serfage, were ridiculous.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 10, No. 61, November, 1862 by Various
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
Like all the greater revolutions of society, the advance from this mere serfage was a silent one; indeed its more galling instances of oppression seem to have slipped unconsciously away.
From History of the English People, Volume I Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 by John Richard Green
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