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Definition of Serf
1. Noun. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
Exact synonyms: Helot, Villein
Geographical relationships: Europe
Specialized synonyms: Cotter, Cottier
Generic synonyms: Thrall
Category relationships: Dark Ages, Middle Ages
Derivative terms: Serfdom, Serfhood
Geographical relationships: Europe
Specialized synonyms: Cotter, Cottier
Generic synonyms: Thrall
Category relationships: Dark Ages, Middle Ages
Derivative terms: Serfdom, Serfhood
Definition of Serf
1. n. A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia.
Definition of Serf
1. Noun. A semifree peasant of a low hereditary class, slavishly attached to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights. ¹
2. Noun. A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe. ¹
3. Noun. (context: strategy games) A worker unit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Serf
1. a feudal slave [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Serf
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Serbian