- Main Entry:
- serf

- Pronunciation:
-
\ˈsərf\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- French, from Old French, from Latin servus slave
- Date:
- 1611
: a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
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serf·age
\ˈsər-fij\
noun
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serf·dom
\ˈsərf-dəm, -təm\
noun