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Serfdom
Serfdom
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(noun)
the condition or state of being a feudal laborer (serf), especially a farmer who inherits a plot of land that they don't own and who is thus is under the will of the landlord;
e.g. The citizens are pressuring for serfdom to be abolished.
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Bondage
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Autonomy
Emancipation
Freedom
Independence
Liberation
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Manumission
Redemption
Self-government
Sovereignty
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Bondage
Servitude
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Thrall
Yoke
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