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Serf
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(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
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Serf
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(esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord
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Serf
see synonyms of serf noun
1. Obsolete
a slave
2.
a person in feudal servitude, bound to his or her master's land and transferred with it to a new owner
3.
any person who is oppressed or without freedom
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Serf
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1. A member of the lowest feudal class, legally bound to a landed estate and required to perform labor for the lord of that estate in exchange for a personal allotment of land.
2. An agricultural laborer under various similar systems, especially in Russia and eastern Europe in the 1700s and 1800s.
3. A person in bondage or servitude.
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