Slavery by type

Serfdom was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery. It developed during late antiquity and the Early Middle Ages in Europe and lasted in some countries until the mid-19th century and became the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems.

dependence on wages or salary

person's pledge of their labor or services as security for the repayment for a debt or other obligation

enslavement of people of European descent

tradition of human beings as payment

forced, unpaid labor of children (minors)

thumb|The Annunciation by Bartolomé Esteban Perez Murillo|Murillo, 1655–1660, [[Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg]]

consensual entry into slavery

slave who worked, and often lived, in the house of the slave-owner