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serfitude

serfitude noun: synonym of serfdom (“the condition of being a serf”).

Noun

serfitude (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of serfdom (“the condition of being a serf”).
    • 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[…]1985, Joe Adamson, The Walter Lantz Story: With Woody Woodpecker and Friends, Putnam Adult
    • Before you know it you are twitterpated and on your way to 30 years of “serfitude” working morn and night to refill a refrigerator that is the favorite meeting place ofa half-dozen fat locusts with thyroid conditions.(Can we date this quote?), Robert Winthrop Curley, So Far Out That He's In: Opinions from an Opinionated Journalist, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 274
    Synonyms:
    serfdom

Synonyms of serfitude

Origin of serfitude

From serf, perhaps influenced by servitude.

Questions about serfitude

What does serfitude mean?
Serfitude means synonym of serfdom (“the condition of being a serf”).
What part of speech is serfitude?
Serfitude is a noun.

Words near serfitude in the dictionary

  1. serfhood
  2. serfish
  3. serfishly
  4. serfishness
  5. serfism
  6. serfitude
  7. serfless
  8. serflike
  9. serfs
  10. serfship
  11. serg

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