- serfdom
- [ʹsɜ:fdəm] n
крепостное право; крепостничество
the abolition of serfdom - отмена крепостного права
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
the abolition of serfdom - отмена крепостного права
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
serfdom — (n.) 1850, from SERF (Cf. serf) + DOM (Cf. dom) … Etymology dictionary
Serfdom — Serf redirects here. For the Saint, see Saint Serf. For SERF magnetometer, see SERF. Part o … Wikipedia
serfdom — See serf. * * * In medieval Europe, condition of a tenant farmer who was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord. Serfs differed from slaves in that slaves could be bought and sold without reference to land, whereas… … Universalium
serfdom — [[t]sɜ͟ː(r)fdəm[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT The system of serfdom was the social and economic system by which the owners of land had serfs. 2) N UNCOUNT If someone was in a state of serfdom, they were a serf … English dictionary
Serfdom — Serfage Serf age, Serfdom Serf dom, n. The state or condition of a serf. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
serfdom — serf ► NOUN ▪ (in the feudal system) an agricultural labourer who was tied to working on a particular estate. DERIVATIVES serfdom noun. ORIGIN Latin servus slave … English terms dictionary
Serfdom in Tibet controversy — (This article is about a political debate. Social classes of Tibet is focused on socio economic conditions in Tibet.) The serfdom in Tibet controversy rests on both a political and an academic debate. In the political debate, Chinese sources… … Wikipedia
Serfdom Patent (1781) — The Serfdom Patent of 1781 (German: Leibeigenschaft ) aimed to abolish aspects of the traditional serfdom system of the Habsburg lands through the establishment of basic civil liberties for the serfs.The feudal system bound farmers to inherited… … Wikipedia
serfdom — noun see serf … New Collegiate Dictionary
serfdom — noun a) The state of being a serf. b) The feudal system that includes serfs. Syn: serfage, serfhood … Wiktionary
serfdom — Synonyms and related words: abjectness, absolutism, attendance, baseness, bond service, bondage, captivity, control, debt slavery, deprivation of freedom, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, domination, employ, employment, enslavement,… … Moby Thesaurus