Definition of serf Serf
/sɚˈf/ - [serf] - serf
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NounPlural: serves |
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| serf - (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord | ||
| helot, villein | ||
| thrall someone held in bondage | ||
| europe the nations of the European continent collectively; "the Marshall Plan helped Europe recover from World War II" | ||
| dark ages, middle ages the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- serf (v. t.)
A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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serf
sėrf, n. a slave attached to the soil and sold with it: a labourer rendering forced service in Russia: a menial.—ns. Serf′age, Serf′dom, condition of a serf. [Fr.,—L. servus, a slave.]
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