serfage

Noun

serfage (countable and uncountable, plural serfages)

1. serfdom
   • Christianity finding men in serfage and degraded all over the earth, had arisen on the fall of the Roman Empire, like a mighty vengeance, though under the aspect of a resignation.1856, H. T. Ryde., History of the Girondists, Volume I
   • The story of St. Edmundsbury shows how gradual was the transition from pure serfage to an imperfect freedom.1890, John Richard Green, History of the English People, Volume I (of 8)