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- 1. an agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate. historical
A serf is a servant or laborer of olden times who was treated as part of the land worked on and went along with the land if it was sold. Learn more about the etymology, history, and synonyms of serf from Merriam-Webster.
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noun. 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. Synonyms: peasant, villein, vassal.
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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.
A serf was a low-class farm worker who had to obey the landowner in medieval times. Learn more about the history, usage and pronunciation of the word serf, and see examples and translations in different languages.
A serf was a low-class farm worker who had to obey the landowner in medieval times. Learn more about the history, synonyms, and usage of the word serf from Cambridge Dictionary.
Dec 4, 2018 · Medieval Serfs (aka villeins) were unfree labourers who worked the land of a landowner (or tenant) in return for physical and legal protection and the right to work a separate piece of land for their own basic needs. Serfs made up 75% of the medieval population but were not slaves as only their labour could be bought, not their person.
A serf was a class of people who had to work on a particular person's land and could not leave without that person's permission in former times. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, examples and usage of serf in British and American English.
