Serfdom - Wikipedia To become a serf was a commitment that encompassed all aspects of the serf's life The children born to serfs inherited their status, and were considered born into serfdom By taking on the duties of serfdom, people bound themselves and their progeny
Serfdom | History Examples | Britannica Serfdom, condition in medieval Europe in which a tenant farmer was bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of his landlord The majority of serfs in medieval Europe obtained their subsistence by cultivating a plot of land that was owned by a lord
Serfdom - New World Encyclopedia Serfdom is the socio-economic status of unfree peasants under feudalism, and specifically relates to Manorialism Serfdom was the enforced labor of serfs on the fields of landowners, in return for their protection as well as the right to work on their leased fields
SERFDOM Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of SERFDOM is the condition of a tenant farmer bound to a hereditary plot of land and to the will of a landlord : the state or fact of being a serf
Serfdom - Medieval Chronicles Serfdom refers to the practice of common people becoming beholden to a feudal lord and necessitated to pay him in labour or cash in return for his protection and land
Serf - World History Encyclopedia Serfdom evolved in part from the slavery system of the old Roman Empire Without much property of their own, the serfs gave up their freedom of movement and their labour in exchange for the benefits of life on the estate of a landowner