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serf [sɜ:f, Am sɜ:rf] N HISTORY

serf

chłop m pańszczyźniany

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This is why some serfs were able to do things such as accumulate wealth. en.wikipedia.org

It also names all the serfs, 13 families with 44 inhabitants. en.wikipedia.org

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

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

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

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

In 1820 a fifth of the serfs were mortgaged, half by 1842. en.wikipedia.org

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

They enlist the services of their serfs to perform the labor of the land. 51% of poor tenants owe money to the landlords. en.wikipedia.org

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