/ ˈsɜːfdəm; NAmE ˈsɜːrf-/ noun
[ U ] the system under which crops were grown by serfs ; the state of being a serf :
the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 1861
/ ˈsɜːfdəm; NAmE ˈsɜːrf-/ noun
[ U ] the system under which crops were grown by serfs ; the state of being a serf :
the abolition of serfdom in Russia in 1861
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005