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FEUDAL SERF - Fuedalism was a form of social organisation in medieval Europe with serfs being the lowest social strata. In fuedalism the serfs were allowed land to cultivate for themselves in return for working on their masters lands.They could not be sold like slaves but were not allowed to move or work elsewhere without their masters permision.
Serfdom ended in England in the 16th century but it continued elsewhere until it finally ended in Russia in 1861.