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Meaning of "serfdom" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SERFDOM

serfdom  [ˈsɜːfdəm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SERFDOM

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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Serfdom is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SERFDOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

serfdom

Serfdom

Serfdom is the status of peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism. It was a condition of bondage which developed primarily during the High Middle Ages in Europe and lasted in some countries until the mid-19th century. Serfs who occupied a plot of land were required to work for the Lord of the Manor who owned that land, and in return were entitled to protection, justice and the right to exploit certain fields within the manor to maintain their own subsistence. Serfs were often required not only to work on the lord's fields, but also his mines, forests and roads. The manor formed the basic unit of feudal society and the Lord of the Manor and his serfs were bound legally, economically, and socially. Serfs formed the lowest social class of feudal society. The decline of serfdom in Western Europe has sometimes been attributed to the Black Death, which reached Europe in 1347, although the decline had begun before that date. Serfdom became increasingly rare in most of Western Europe after the Renaissance, but conversely, it grew strong in Central and Eastern Europe, where it had previously been less common.

Definition of serfdom in the English dictionary

The definition of serfdom in the dictionary is the state of being an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. Other definition of serfdom is a system in which unfree persons, esp those bound to the land, existed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SERFDOM


Adam
ˈædəm
chefdom
ˈʃɛfdəm
chiefdom
ˈtʃiːfdəm
corundum
kəˈrʌndəm
fandom
ˈfændəm
fiefdom
ˈfiːfdəm
freedom
ˈfriːdəm
kingdom
ˈkɪŋdəm
madam
ˈmædəm
madame
ˈmædəm
memorandum
ˌmɛməˈrændəm
random
ˈrændəm
referendum
ˌrɛfəˈrɛndəm
seldom
ˈsɛldəm
selfdom
ˈsɛlfdəm
sheriffdom
ˈʃɛrɪfdəm
tandem
ˈtændəm
wifedom
ˈwaɪfdəm
wisdom
ˈwɪzdəm
Wyndham
ˈwɪndəm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SERFDOM

serendipitous
serendipitously
serendipity
serene
serenely
sereneness
serenities
serenity
serf
serfage
serfhood
serfish
serflike
serfship
serge
serge suit
sergeancy
sergeant
sergeant at arms
sergeant at law

WORDS THAT END LIKE SERFDOM

animal kingdom
at random
Christendom
condom
conventional wisdom
degree of freedom
dom
dukedom
earldom
Edom
kaiserdom
martyrdom
Old Kingdom
plant kingdom
popedom
pseudorandom
Radom
Sodom
stardom
United Kingdom

Synonyms and antonyms of serfdom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «serfdom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SERFDOM

Find out the translation of serfdom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of serfdom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «serfdom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

农奴制
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la servidumbre
570 millions of speakers

English

serfdom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दासत्व
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القنانة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крепостное право
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

servidão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভূমিদাসত্ব
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

servage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Serfdom
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Leibeigenschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

農奴制
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

농노제
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Serfdom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thân phận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடிமைத்தனத்தை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गुलामगिरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

serflik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

servitù della gleba
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poddaństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кріпосне право
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iobăgie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δουλοπαροικία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

slawerny
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

serfdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

livegenskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of serfdom

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SERFDOM»

The term «serfdom» is regularly used and occupies the 107.087 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SERFDOM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about serfdom

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SERFDOM»

Discover the use of serfdom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to serfdom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Road to Serfdom: Text and Documents--The Definitive Edition
With this new edition, The Road to Serfdom takes its place in the series The Collected Works of F. A. Hayek.
F. A. Hayek, Bruce Caldwell, 2009
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The Road to Serfdom
He reveals to the world that little can result from such ideas except oppression and tyranny. Today, more than fifty years on, Hayek's warnings are just as valid as when The Road to Serfdom was first published.
Friedrich August Hayek, 1944
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The Road to Serfdom
He reveals to the world that little can result from such ideas except oppression and tyranny. Today, more than fifty years on, Hayek's warnings are just as valid as when The Road to Serfdom was first published.
Friedrich August Hayek, 1944
4
A Life Under Russian Serfdom: Memoirs of Savva Dmitrievich ...
"Gorshkov's introduction provides some basic knowledge about Russian serfdom and draws upon the most recent scholarship.
Savva Dmitrievich Purlevskii, Boris B. Gorshkov, 2005
5
The abolition of serfdom in Russia, 1762-1907
This is an up-to-date interpretation of this important development in Russian history, drawing on recent research by Russian and Western historians.
David Moon, 2001
6
Capitalism, Socialism, and Serfdom: Essays by Evsey D. Domar
The fifth essay is on the theory of index numbers. The first essay of Part III compares the American and Soviet patterns of economic development and finds that the path followed by each country might have been optimal for it at the time.
Evsey D. Domar, 1989
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From Serfdom to Socialism
These three monographs are historically important as succinct propagandist statements of Labour's theory, principles and policies as it overhauled the Liberal Party as the chief British agency for radical change.
James Keir Hardie, Robert Edward Dowse, 1907
8
Back on the Road to Serfdom: The Resurgence of Statism
Now this impeccably timed book provides another desperately needed warning about—and corrective to—the dangers of statism.
Thomas E Woods, 2014
9
Serfdom and Social Control in Russia: Petrovskoe, a Village ...
This book includes an excellent analysis of the material and demographic foundations of patriarchal society, which will force historians to reevaluate the profitability of the estate economy and the standard of living among Russian serfs.
Steven L. Hoch, 1989
10
Serfdom and slavery: studies in legal bondage
While the case studies range form classical Greece to early modern Brandenburg, and from medieval England to nineteenth-century Russia, the volume as a whole is closely integrated.
M. L. Bush, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SERFDOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term serfdom is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sunday's Vote Will Determine Liberty Or Serfdom
According to history books, democracy originated in Greece. Of course, historians could be mistaken, but this is the prevailing view among Western populations ... «OpEdNews, Jul 15»
2
Digital Domesday: surveillance threatens us with a new serfdom
Saturation surveillance undermines all three of these core principles. It returns us to a condition of serfdom, where we look to increasingly unaccountable powers ... «The Conversation AU, Jun 15»
3
Ireland's Road to Serfdom
Both were greeted with an element of surprise and excitement and were hailed as great victories for the “progressive movement”, both were inevitable. «Breitbart News, May 15»
4
Aldi wants to reintroduce serfdom for its workers, says union
"Major retailers like Aldi are trying to turn the clocks back on our modern society to reintroduce serfdom," he said. "Their model is to keep workers employed on ... «The Australian Financial Review, Apr 15»
5
Is America Still On FA Hayek's “Road to Serfdom”?
Electric-Car-and-Road-to-Serfdom-cartoon A little more than seventy years ago, on March 10, 1944, there appeared in Great Britain one of the most amazing ... «Somewhat Reasonable - Heartland Institute, Feb 15»
6
The road to serfdom logic of Obama's corporate tax plan
But his more penetrating insights were actually in a slim, populist 1944 pamphlet called The Road to Serfdom, in which he argued that government interference ... «The Week Magazine, Feb 15»
7
Opinion: Putin's economy brings back serfdom
Pugachev is not the first to speak of a return to serfdom in the wake of recent actions ... “Putin Brings Back Serfdom” was a comment posted last week by Leonid ... «MarketWatch, Oct 14»
8
Under Vladimir Putin, serfdom makes a comeback
If the U.S. and Europe ever get serious about finding and freezing the assets of sanctioned Russian oligarchs, they should keep it in mind that it will be ordinary ... «National Post, Oct 14»
9
Russian Court Chief Raises Eyebrows With Praise For Serfdom
"The human being, the member of society, is drowned forever in the tyrant," wrote Fyodor Dostoyevsky abour serfdom. (painting: Georgy Savitsky's "Workforce ... «RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, Oct 14»
10
Russia's Chief Justice Advocates A Return To Serfdom
And the top judicial official in Russia is one of them — he appears to be advocating a return to serfdom. Valery Zorkin, the head of Russian's Constitutional Court, ... «Business Insider Australia, Sep 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Serfdom [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/serfdom>. Apr 2024 ».
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