serf

[ surf ]

/ sɜrf /

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noun

a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.

Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery.

Origin of serf

First recorded in 1475–85; from Old French, from Latin servus “slave”

SYNONYMS FOR serf

1 vassal, villein, peasant.

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OTHER WORDS FROM serf

serf·dom [surf-duhm] /ˈsɜrf dəm/ noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serf

serf , surf

Words nearby serf

serene, Serengeti, serenity, Sereth, Serevent, serf, serfdom, serge, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sergeant at law

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Example sentences from the Web for serf

If the serf was to use and enjoy the land, he had to stay upon it.
The Principles of Economics|Frank A. Fetter
No one expects the same progress from a Russian serf and a free man of New England.
Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 1 (of 3)|Theodore Parker
I advise no woman to refuse twelve hundred independent dollars a year for good, honest labor, to become such a serf as this.
Ginger-Snaps|Fanny Fern
It is the Bermuda serf, whom you made free and enslaved again.
Silent Struggles|Ann S. Stephens

Komenský therefore uses the word "subject" (oddaný) instead of "serf."
A History of Bohemian Literature|Count Ltzow

British Dictionary definitions for serf

serf

/ (sɜːf) /

noun

(esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord

Derived forms of serf

serfdom or serfhood, nounserflike, adjective

Word Origin for serf

C15: from Old French, from Latin servus a slave; see serve

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for serf

serf

Under feudalism, a peasant bound to his lord's land and subject to his lord's will, but entitled to his lord's protection.

单词	serf
释义	serf [ surf ] / sɜrf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR serf ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another. Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery. Origin of serf First recorded in 1475–85; from Old French, from Latin servus “slave” SYNONYMS FOR serf 1 vassal, villein, peasant. SEE SYNONYMS FOR serf ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM serf serf·dom [surf-duhm] /ˈsɜrf dəm/ noun WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serf serf , surf Words nearby serf serene, Serengeti, serenity, Sereth, Serevent, serf, serfdom, serge, sergeant, sergeant at arms, sergeant at law Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for serf If the serf was to use and enjoy the land, he had to stay upon it. The Principles of Economics\|Frank A. Fetter No one expects the same progress from a Russian serf and a free man of New England. Speeches, Addresses, and Occasional Sermons, Volume 1 (of 3)\|Theodore Parker I advise no woman to refuse twelve hundred independent dollars a year for good, honest labor, to become such a serf as this. Ginger-Snaps\|Fanny Fern It is the Bermuda serf, whom you made free and enslaved again. Silent Struggles\|Ann S. Stephens Komenský therefore uses the word "subject" (oddaný) instead of "serf." A History of Bohemian Literature\|Count Ltzow British Dictionary definitions for serf serf / (sɜːf) / noun (esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord Derived forms of serf serfdom or serfhood, nounserflike, adjective Word Origin for serf C15: from Old French, from Latin servus a slave; see serve Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to serf chattel, laborer, servant, vassal, villain, peon, villein, bondservant Cultural definitions for serf serf Under feudalism, a peasant bound to his lord's land and subject to his lord's will, but entitled to his lord's protection. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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serf

noun

Origin of serf

SYNONYMS FOR serf

OTHER WORDS FROM serf

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serf

Words nearby serf

Example sentences from the Web for serf

British Dictionary definitions for serf

noun

Derived forms of serf

Word Origin for serf

Words related to serf

Cultural definitions for serf