serf
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serf

noun \ˈsərf\

Definition of SERF

: a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
serf·age \ˈsər-fij\ noun
serf·dom \ˈsərf-dəm, -təm\ noun

Origin of SERF

French, from Old French, from Latin servus slave
First Known Use: 1611

Other History Terms

agonistic, carpetbagger, enceinte, fief, historiography, paladin

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