Sentences with 'onerous'
Example sentences and phrases with the word onerous and other words derived from it.
• « In some cases, they were able to reduce the power and independence of some of their nobles by supporting even more onerous control of the peasantry: for example, in Bohemia, peasants were forced to work three days a week for their nobles, free of charge, and in return the Bohemian nobles allowed the emperor greater control over their own territory. »
• « Inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, Frederick II freed serfs from royal lands and banned the most onerous feudal duties of serfs from their nobles. »