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   Serf

   /sərf/

   

   noun

   • 1. an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate. historical

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘slave’): from Old French, from Latin servus ‘slave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. serfage noun
   • 2. serfhood noun

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   What is the meaning of 'serf'?

   • A serf is a person who is forced to work on a plot of land, especially during the medieval period when Europe practiced feudalism, when a few lords owned all the land and everyone else had to toil on it. The Latin root of the word is servus, which literally means “slave,” but serf and slave are not synonyms.

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   What is the difference between a serf and a peasant?

   • Peasants were poor rural farm workers. Serfs were peasants who worked lords’ land and paid them certain dues in return for the use of land. The main difference between serf and peasant is that peasants owned their own land whereas serfs did not. Serfs and peasants formed the lowest layer of the feudal system.

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   What does serf stand for?

   • SERF: State Employees' Retirement Fund (various locations) SERF: Solar Energy Research Facility ...

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   What does serf mean in history?

   • serf, under feudalism, peasant laborer who can be generally characterized as hereditarily attached to the manor in a state of semibondage, performing the servile duties of the lord (see also manorial system). Although serfs were usually bound to the land, many exceptions are found in the medieval economy of Western Europe, and, serfdom, as an institution, assumed a number of different forms in Western Europe and Eastern Europe.

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3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSERF | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   serf | American Dictionary. noun [ C ] us / sɜrf / Add to word list. world history. a member of a low social class of farm workers who cannot leave the land where they work and who are ruled by the owner of the land. (Definition of serf from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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   Serf definition: a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.. See examples of SERF used in a sentence.

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   Definition of serf noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   serf meaning, definition, what is serf: someone in the past who lived and worked...: Learn more.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySERF definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   May 9, 2024 · serf in American English. (sɜːrf) noun. 1. a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another. 2. a slave. SYNONYMS 1. vassal, villein, peasant.

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   3 days ago · Overview. serf. Quick Reference. An unfree medieval peasant under the control of the lord whose lands he worked. As villeins or servants of a lord they represented the bottom tier of society.

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   Definitions of 'serf'. In former times, serfs were a class of people who had to work on a particular person's land and could not leave without that person's permission. [...] More. Synonyms of 'serf'. • vassal, servant, slave, thrall [...] More. Examples of 'serf' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain ...