Serf
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /sɜːf/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Serf is a noun meaning A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
Meaning
A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
More Meanings
- (strategy games) A worker unit.
- 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.
Example Sentences
See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got
Word Forms
- serfs
Synonyms for serf
Depending on context, synonyms include peasant, peon, villager, villein.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include villein, slave, esne, vassal, laborer, owning.
Related Dictionary Tools
Sources & Attribution
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.