serfdom, n.All

Serfdom (n.) did ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠not give rise to the corvée; the corvée gave rise to serfdom.

Serfdom (n.) became ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠visible to the serfs only when the nobility closed ranks: each serf had lived his lot as a personal accident, until the nobility's self-definition showed serfs their interchangeability and common impotence.