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/sɜːf/ · noun
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights..
See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got
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Serf means A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights..
Common synonyms include helot, peasant, peon, villager.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got
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