<p><strong>noun</strong></p><ul><li>The condition of being a serf in a position of servitude, required to render services to a lord.<ul><li>Example: "He lived in serfdom until 1831 when, at the age of 30, he escaped."</li></ul></li><li>The condition or population of serfs taken as a whole.<ul><li>Example: "Her thesis analyzes the phenomenon of serfdom and the manner in which it changed between 1772 and 1848."</li></ul></li><li>Servitude of any kind.<ul><li>Example: "Technology, in the absence of scientific guidance, is a Pied Piper leading us into industrial serfdom."</li></ul></li></ul>