serfdom

• Существительное, обозначающее состояние или систему, при которой человек является крепостным, феодальным работником, привязанным к земле и подчиняющимся воле господина.

A noun referring to the condition or system of being a serf, a feudal laborer bound to the land and subject to the will of a lord.

uncountable

1. State of being a serfC1formal

   The condition or status of a serf, a person bound to work on a lord's estate in a feudal system.

   Крепостное право

   • Serfdom was a widespread institution in medieval Europe.
   • The abolition of serfdom in Russia occurred in 1861.
   • Peasants lived under the harsh conditions of serfdom for centuries.

   Synonymsbondageservitudethraldomvassalagevilleinage

   Antonymsfreedomindependenceliberty