Definition of "serfage" [serf•age]

• Serfdom (noun)

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• "Many an old man, with grey hairs and grandchildren, who had all his life placidly enjoyed the fruits of serf labour, was now heard to speak of serfage as an antiquated institution which could not be reconciled with modern humanitarian ideas; and not"
• "a new and worse kind of serfage would thus be created."
• "Nothing certain is known as to the origin of Russian serfage."