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serfdom

/ˈsɜːfdəm/noun

उच्चारण सर्फ़्डम

कृषि-दासता, भूदास-प्रथा

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the system under which serfs (people who were forced to work on land for a lord and could not leave it) worked; the state of being a serf

    कृषि-दासता, भूदास-प्रथा

    • Serfdom was abolished in Russia in 1861.
    • The peasants lived in serfdom for centuries.

    Synonyms slavery bondage servitude thraldom

    Opposite freedom liberty

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serf noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse serf (a farm worker bound to a lord's land) and surf (the white waves of the sea).

Serf (ज़मींदार की भूमि से बँधा कृषि-दास) और surf (समुद्र की सफ़ेद लहरें) में भ्रम न करें।

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General knowledge

Serfdom in Russia was abolished by Tsar Alexander the Second in 1861 through the Emancipation Reform.

रूस में serfdom को 1861 में Tsar Alexander द्वितीय ने Emancipation Reform के द्वारा समाप्त किया था।