nông nô
Definition
- Noun:
- Serf: The most oppressed and exploited person within the feudal system, bound to the land owned by feudal lords or landowners. They were compelled to surrender their produce and perform various menial labor services for the feudal lord or landowner.
- A person under serfdom: While not legally owned as property, a serf was tied to the land; if the land was sold, the serf was transferred along with it. The fruits of their labor were appropriated by the feudal lord.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chế độ nông nô đã tồn tại hàng trăm năm. (The serfdom system existed for hundreds of years.)
- Nông nô phải nộp phần lớn thu hoạch cho địa chủ. (The serf had to give most of the harvest to the landowner.)
- Giai cấp nông nô thường sống rất cực khổ. (The serf class often lived in great hardship.)
Advanced Usage
- "Chế độ nông nô": The system of serfdom.
- Chế độ nông nô là một đặc trưng của xã hội phong kiến. (Serfdom was a characteristic of feudal society.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nông nô hóa (v): to enserf.
- Nhiều nông dân tự do bị nông nô hóa. (Many free peasants were enserfed.)
Synonyms
- Serf: A laborer bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate.
- Bondservant: A person bound to work without wages.
- Villein (historical): A feudal tenant entirely subject to a lord or manor.
Related Concepts
- Phong kiến (n): Feudalism; the social system in which serfdom existed.
- Địa chủ (n): Landowner; the feudal lord who controlled the land and the serfs.
- Bóc lột (v/n): Exploitation; the act of unfairly using someone's labor, central to the serf's condition.