Definition of serfs Serfs

/sɚˈfs/ - [serfs] -

We found 3 definitions of serfs from 2 different sources.

Advertising

What does serfs mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • serfs (Noun)
    Plural of serf.

Part of speech

🔤
  • serfs, noun, plural of serf.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: serves

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
= synonym
= antonym
= related word

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

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 📕

  • 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.]

Part of speech

🔤

Pronunciation

Word frequency

Serfs is...

40% Complete
Very rare
Rare
Normal
Common
Very Common
33% Complete
Rare
Normal
Common

Sign Language

serfs in sign language
Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter E Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter R Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter F Sign language - letter S Sign language - letter S

Advertising
Advertising