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serfdom

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++serf·dom /ˈsɜːfdəm $ ˈsɜːrf-/ noun [uncountable]  PGCthe system of using serfs, or the state of being a serf 农奴制;农奴身份 feudalism
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serfdomHe had learned, he told his audience, that rumours have spread among you of my intention to abolish serfdom.The Vicosinos were of like mind and thus Supported the project to purchase the land and liberate these families from serfdom.Since the principal advantage of being a noble was the right to exploit peasant labour, serfdom looked set to continue.So Chekhov gets invited to this fancy dinner on the anniversary of the abolition of serfdom.The abolition of serfdom would therefore be a necessary precondition of free labour mobility.In a third he concentrated on serfdom.It has reduced us politically to serfdom.It was upon serfdom that the critics of Tsarism rapidly came to focus their attention.
serf·dom nounChineseSyllable
the of using or the serfs, Corpus system


serfdom
serfdom /ˈsɜːfdəm $ ˈsɜːrf-/ noun [uncountable]
the system of using serfs, or the state of being a serf ⇨ feudalism


serf·domBrE /ˈsɜːfdəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɜːrfdəm/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] the system under which crops were grown by serfs; the state of being a serf 农奴制;农奴身份the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 18611861 年农奴制在俄国的废除