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Definition of
serfdom noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
serfdom
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈsərfdəm
/
/
[
uncountable
]
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the system under which crops were grown by
serfs
; the state of being a
serf
the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 1861
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serfdom
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