Serfitude

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of serfdom (“the condition of being a serf”). rare, uncountable

    "The talk in their little hamlet in the province of Cosenza, where the Lanzas had been known for generations for their fine castile soap, played up America as a place where accidents of birth didn't doom you to a lifetime of serfitude[…]"

Synonyms

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serfdom

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"The talk in their little hamlet in the province of Cosenza, where the Lanzas had been known for generations for their fine castile soap, played up America as a place where accidents of birth didn't doom you to a lifetime of serfitude[…]"

Etymology

From serf, perhaps influenced by servitude.

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