serf.
a serf (semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him)
Meaning & usage
a serf (semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him)
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (“guardian”), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.
being or like a serf, semifree
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (“guardian”), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.
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