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serf
[ surf ]
noun
- a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- a worker who is underpaid, overworked, or otherwise exploited:
Today's service-sector serfs are fighting for the most basic of job perks: a decent paycheck, a stable schedule, and paid time off when they are sick.
- Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery.
serf
/ sɜːf /
noun
- (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
Derived Forms
- ˈserfˌlike, adjective
- ˈserfdom, noun
Other Words From
- serf·dom [surf, -d, uh, m] noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of serf1
Word History and Origins
Origin of serf1
Example Sentences
Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent of the 1990s.
Leasehold dates back hundreds of years - before women even had the right to own property - to a time of lords and landowners, peasants and serfs.
Catherine had to deal with fractious nobles and rebellious serfs; I have to deal with a mutinous tree — it’s basically the same thing.
The paintings are infused with an appeal for the sort of medieval generosity where lords claim an obligation for the well-being of serfs.
“People are fleeing California in droves because they don’t want to live as serfs in Prince Gavin’s kingdom. I’m pretty sure his visit here to normal America violates some kind of California travel restriction.”
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