† churldomn.
Obsolete.
The state of being a churl or bondman.
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churldomc1386
villainyc1386
bondshipc1440
servage1523
villeinage1531
culvertage1613
serfage1816
serfship1830
serfdom1850
unfreedom1884
c1386 G. Chaucer De Avaritia in Parson's Tale (Harl.) ⁋692 This name of cherldom [so also Christch. MS.; other MSS. read thraldom] was never erst couth til Noe sayde that his sone Chanaan schulde be thral of his bretheren.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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