Query: This is driving me crazy!

[yinshubackup]

Dear History Nuts on my Flist: Please fill in the blank:



The portion of goods (money, foodstuffs, whatever) perpetually owed by serfs to their expectant lords is called ___________.




(I don't think the word or concept I am looking for is "tax" or "fealty", it's....Ahhh! I can't think of it. Grr...)

Comments

[arisrabkin.livejournal.com]

My impression is that there isn't one all-encompassing term to describe this, since the medievals thought of these as separate duties. As I understand, one of the biggest duties of serfs was to work the lord's lands. I don't know a term for this, offhand.

Can you say what this is for?