Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or condition of a serf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state of being a
serf . - noun The
feudal system that includesserfs .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the state of a serf
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Examples
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I think Hayeks later writing after road to serfdom is in general more reasonable.
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By that standard, artists have always been chained in serfdom, cruelly compelled to perform without any prior guarantee that people would like their work enough to pay for it.
Matthew Yglesias » Intellectual Property is About Consumers 2010
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The fact that anyone believes anything from these liars, and fellow aparatchiks who participate in their own serfdom, is proof that most people are just out and out stupid.
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Freedom from serfdom is a liberal idea that thrashed the conservatives of that day.
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Self servitude and serfdom is often a problem in those to ignorant to realize they’re duped into providing it.
Think Progress » DeLay Allies Resort to Attack Dog Politics 2005
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If you want to lose control over your destiny, if you like the idea of serfdom, continue in your slumber.
Jeremy Bird: Organizing for America: Looking Back, Marching Ahead 2010
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In 1864-1871 the serfdom was abolished in Georgia.
Of Clockwork Trains and Faberge Eggs Heather McDougal 2008
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This species of servitude may be termed serfdom, as it has to be rendered in consequence of subjection by force of arms, but it is necessarily very mild.
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It appears the netherlands has become the bildeberg home front and the source of global taxation with "serfdom" reentering our lexicon.
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Mr. Hayek rightly warned of the dangers of central planning, Mr. Boettke says, but "he didn't give a prescription for how to move from 'serfdom' back."
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