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SERFDOM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does serfdom mean?
• SERFDOM (noun)
The noun SERFDOM has 1 sense:
1. the state of a serf
Familiarity information: SERFDOM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of a serf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("serfdom" is a kind of...):
bondage; slavery; thraldom; thrall; thralldom (the state of being under the control of another person)
Derivation:
serf ((Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord)
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