Those who were designated by this status typically owed corvee, a form of forced labor, and were restricted from migrating at will.
The origins of one group of peoples with this status may lie in the institution known as the "forbidden years," and this status disappeared in Catalonia as a result of the Sentence of Guadalupe.In one nation, this status was formally codified in the Law Code of 1649. That same country's Legislative Commission of 1767 advocated the elimination of this status; that action was finally achieved by the Statutes of February 19, primarily authored by (*) Nikolai Milyutin. Those who were designated by this status typically owed corvee, a form of forced labor, and were restricted from migrating at will. Abolished in 1861 in Russia under the reign of Alexander II, for 10 points, identify this status, prevalent in Eastern Europe, designating peasants bound to the land owned by their lord.
The origins of one group of peoples with this status may lie in the institution known as the "forbidden years," and this status disappeared in Catalonia as a result of the Sentence of Guadalupe.
serfs or serfdom [accept any word form; prompt on descriptions like "peasants bound to the land" before mention, but don't prompt on just "peasants"]