serfage

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

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 Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace

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 F. J. (Frederick John) Snell

So long as serfage existed it was mere mockery to talk about re-organising Russia according to the latest results of political and social science.

From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace

In the geographical distribution of serfage we can see reflected the origin and history of the institution.

From Russia by Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace