serflike en · ADJ
Etymology
From serf + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of a serf.
Millions were reduced to serflike conditions where a small white elite dominated different groups of black and white sharecroppers, indebted tenants and permanent debtors virtually enslaved through peonage.
2006, Matt Wray, Not Quite White, page 116:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more serflike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most serflike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |