SERF
WordNet
noun
(1) (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , from servus 'slave, serf, servant', perhaps of Etruscan origin
Homophones
- surf (in accents with the fern-fir-fur merger)
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
- A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe
- (strategy games) A worker unit
Etymology
From , from servus 'slave, serf, servant', perhaps of Etruscan origin
Noun
- A serf, semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him
Etymology
From , from servus 'slave, serf, servant', perhaps of Etruscan origin
Noun
- A serf, semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him