serfdom en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɚfdəm/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈsɜːfdəm/ (UK)
Etymology
From serf + -dom.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) The state of being a serf.
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(uncountable, usually) The feudal system that includes serfs.
Krzywicki's studies of primitive societies led him to conclude that there was no universal law and that, for example, serfdom was not a necessary stage in all cases.
1978 [1976], Leszek Kołakowski, translated by P[aul] S[teven] Falla, Main Currents of Marxism, volume II: The Golden Age, Oxford: Clarendon Press, translation of Główne nurty marksizmu: rozwój (in Polish), →ISBN, →OCLC, page 204:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| serfdoms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (53)
de Eigenbehörigkeit (feudal system) · de Leibeigenschaft (state of being a serf) · uk кріпацтво (state of being a serf) · bg крепостничество (feudal system) · mi rōpātanga (state of being a serf) · ru крепостни́чество (state of being a serf) · de Eigenbehörigkeit (state of being a serf) · fi maaorjuus (feudal system) · ga daoirse (feudal system) · myv модаречи (feudal system) · pl pańszczyzna (state of being a serf) · sh kmètstvo (feudal system) · de Leibeigenschaft (feudal system) · nl lijfeigenschap (state of being a serf) · hu jobbágyság (feudal system) · fr servage (feudal system) · lt baudžiava (state of being a serf) · ja 農奴制 (feudal system) · hu jobbágyság (state of being a serf) · ru ра́бство (state of being a serf) · uk кріпацтво (feudal system) · ca servitud (state of being a serf) · fr servage (state of being a serf) · ga seirfeachas (feudal system) · ru крепостно́е пра́во (feudal system) · uk кріпаччина (feudal system) · cmn 農奴身份 /农奴身份 (state of being a serf) · cy taeogaeth (state of being a serf) · nl horigheid (feudal system) · fi maaorjuus (state of being a serf) · sv livegenskap (state of being a serf) · it servitù della gleba (feudal system) · pl poddaństwo (feudal system) · es servidumbre (feudal system) · uk кріпаччина (state of being a serf) · es servidumbre (state of being a serf) · ga daoirse (state of being a serf) · it servitù (state of being a serf) · ga seirfeachas (state of being a serf) · et pärisorjus (state of being a serf) · no livegenskap (feudal system) · uk кріпосне право (feudal system) · da livegenskab (feudal system) · da livegenskab (state of being a serf) · pt servidão (state of being a serf) · sv livegenskap (feudal system) · sh кмѐтство (feudal system) · cmn 農奴制 /农奴制 (feudal system) · ru нево́ля (state of being a serf) · cs nevolnictví (feudal system) · pt servidão (feudal system) · et pärisorjus (feudal system) · sv träldom (state of being a serf)