as in slave
a person in the past who belonged to a low social class and who lived and worked on land owned by another person
Medieval serfs who tended land owned by a lord.
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Officials believe this may be the only former slave auction site still in existence in South Carolina.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
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But fear of a robot rebellion, like the fear of slave rebellion before the Civil War, remained.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Apr. 2026
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By reaching into the past, the California government acts as ruler rather than as a servant.—
Robertas Bakula,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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And in between the two, the leader must become a servant and a debtor.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Serf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serf. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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