Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The state of being a serf.

    Leibeigenschaft, Eigenbehörigkeit

    крепостни́чествоkrepostníčestvo, ра́бствоrábstvo, нево́ляnevólja

    кріпацтвоkripactvo, кріпаччинаkripaččyna

    the state of a serf

  2. (uncountable, usually)The feudal system that includes serfs.

    Leibeigenschaft, Eigenbehörigkeit

    крепостно́е пра́воkrepostnóje právo

    кріпосне правоkriposne pravo, кріпацтвоkripactvo, кріпаччинаkripaččyna

Examples

1 sentences
  1. When was serfdom abolished in Russia?

    ruКогда в России было отменено крепостное право?

    deWann wurde die Leibeigenschaft in Russland abgeschafft?

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
state of being a serf:
feudal system:
Русский
By meaning 2
state of being a serf:
feudal system:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
state of being a serf:

Origin

From serf + -dom.

From serf + -dom.

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Forms

plural: serfdoms
Singularserfdom

uncountable

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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