serfdom
/ˈsəːfdəm
/noun [mass noun]
The state of being a serf or feudal labourer: the liberation of the peasants from serfdom...
- In order to head off peasant revolt, serfdom was abolished in October 1807.
- It's the best set of opinions I've seen yet on the current attempts to pound the populace into digital serfdom.
- The first transition is from the abolition of serfdom in 1861 to the revolution in 1917.