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Servitude vs Serfdom - What's the difference?

servitude | serfdom |

As nouns the difference between servitude and serfdom

is that servitude is the state of being a slave; slavery while serfdom is the state of being a serf.

servitude

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The state of being a slave; slavery.
  • (legal) A qualified beneficial interest severed or fragmented from the ownership of an inferior property and attached to a superior property or to some person other than the owner.

    • See also

    * (pedia)

    serfdom

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The state of being a serf.
  • The feudal system that includes serfs.

    • Synonyms

    * serfage * serfhood

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