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Can serfs get married?
Like the Roman coloni before them, medieval peasants or serfs could own property and marry, but there were restrictions on their rights. Under a rule known as merchet or formariage, a serf had to pay a fee in order to marry outside their lord's domain, as they were depriving him of a labor source by leaving.Serfdom in Europe (article) - Khan AcademyKhan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org › medieval-times › serfdo...Khan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org › medieval-times › serfdo...
Like the Roman coloni before them, medieval peasants or serfs could own property and marry, but there were restrictions on their rights. Under a rule known as merchet or formariage, a serf had to pay a fee in order to marry outside their lord's domain, as they were depriving him of a labor source by leaving.Serfdom in Europe (article) - Khan AcademyKhan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org › medieval-times › serfdo...Khan Academyhttps://www.khanacademy.org › medieval-times › serfdo...