Meaning & use
serf
A laborer in medieval Europe who was bound to work on a lord's land and could not leave without permission.
See it in a sentence
The serf owed a portion of his harvest to the lord in exchange for protection and a plot of land.
Unlike a slave, a serf could not be sold separately from the land he worked.
A note on using this word
A serf differed from a slave in owning some personal property, but resembled one in lacking freedom to leave the land.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
lord
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