Kholop

A kholop (Ukrainian and Russian холо́п; Russian pronunciation: [xɐˈlop], Ukrainian pronunciation: [xoˈɫɔp]) was a type of feudal serf in Kievan Rus' from the 9th to early 12th centuries. The legal status of kholops in the 16th-century Tsardom of Russia was essentially the same as slaves.

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