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serf [sɜ:f, Am sɜ:rf] N hist

serf

Leibeigene(r) f(m) hist

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The knight, or vassal, would then parse the land out to renters, or serfs in order to bring in wealth. en.wikipedia.org

There were even laws that required estate owners to help serfs in time of famine, which included grain to be kept in reserve. en.wikipedia.org

He was also an instrumental figure in the emancipation of the serfs. en.wikipedia.org

Most lands were taken away from noblemen and monasteries and re-distributed to serfs. en.wikipedia.org

By 1827 it grew to 17 houses and 177 inhabitants, mostly serfs. en.wikipedia.org

Serfs formed the lowest social class of feudal society. en.wikipedia.org

These oaths bound the lord and his new serf in a feudal contract and defined the terms of their agreement. en.wikipedia.org

After the emancipation of serfs in 1861, the household patriarch lost some of his power, and could no longer receive the landowners help. en.wikipedia.org

The serfs were not the only social group that suffered from worsening economic conditions. en.wikipedia.org

Coming from a serf family of seven siblings, the sisters' other siblings died from hunger and disease. en.wikipedia.org

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