There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
serfdom, serfhood, vassalage
(noun) the state of a serf
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)
The state of being a vassal.
Source: Wiktionary
Vas"sal*age, n. Etym: [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL. vassallaticum.]
1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as, the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.
3. A territory held in vassalage. "The Countship of Foix, with six territorial vassalages." Milman.
4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] Shak.
5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal; valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 November 2024
(noun) a person (usually but not necessarily a woman) who is thoroughly disliked; “she said her son thought Hillary was a bitch”
There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.