The great beauty and fertility of the country, as well as the charm of its climate, undoubtedly attracted, even in early ages, successive swarms of invaders from the north, who sometimes drove out the previous occupants of the most favored districts, at others reduced them to a state of serfdom, or settled down in the midst of them, until the two races gradually coalesced. [noun]
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The serfdom which had sprung up in Russia in the 16th century, and became consecrated by law in 1609, taking, however, nearly one hundred and fifty years to attain its full growth, was abolished in 1861. [noun]
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It was in the time of serfdom--many years before Alexander II. [noun]
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Yours serfdom, awe and humbleness: ours thunder and the seas. [noun]
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Serfdom or slavery was abolished from 1861 to 1866; restraints upon newspapers, publishers, and schools were partly withdrawn. [Please select]
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In the Grand Duchies of Mecklenburg, serfdom was not abolished until 1819. [Please select]
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Probably, in many instances, they were glad to accompany the husband and father into serfdom. [Please select]
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It seems to me too that it is not only wrong, but stupid, to maintain serfdom. [Please select]
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The farming class, or peasantry, was in a condition of serfdom until within a few years. [Please select]
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The Church condemned serfdom, and we find chapters giving their serfs freedom. [Please select]
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SERFDOM FREEMEN, SLAVES, AND SERFS A medieval village usually contained several classes of laborers. [Please select]
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