serf
UK /sɜːf/ US /sɝf/
noun 3
Collocations
2ADJ.
lowly
VERB + SERF
am
Definitions
noun
1
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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Synonyms
noun — (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by
- helot
- villein
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got
Wiktionary02
I am a serf.
Tatoeba · #1073755303
I'm just a lowly serf.
Tatoeba · #11064727Usage Notes
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