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serf

noun
/sɜːf/UK/sɝf/US/sɛɹf/

Etymology

From Middle English serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”).

  1. derived from servus — “slave, serf, servant”
  2. derived from serf
  3. inherited from serf

Definitions

  1. A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land…

    A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

    • See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got

  2. A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.

  3. A worker unit.

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Derived

enserf, microserf, nonserf, serfage, serfdom, serfhood, serfish, serfism, serflike, serfship

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA