serf

  • 21serf — /sɜf / (say serf) noun 1. (in medieval times) a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, and commonly attached to the lord s land and transferred with it from one owner to another. 2. Obsolete a slave. {late… …

  • 22serf´like´ — serf «surf», noun. 1. a peasant in the feudal system midway between a freeman and a slave: »The serf was a bondman, generally bound to the soil, and required to provide certain payments and services to his lord…but by custom, the serf enjoyed… …

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  • 23serf|age — «SUR fihj», noun. 1. the condition of a serf. 2. the serf system. 3. the serf class …

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  • 24serf|dom — «SURF duhm», noun. 1. the condition of a serf: »Break up ere long The serfdom of this world! (Elizabeth Barrett Browning). 2. the custom of having serfs or people treated almost like slaves. Serfdom existed all over Europe in the Middle Ages and… …

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  • 25serf|hood — «SURF hud», noun. the condition of a serf …

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  • 26Serf Wilajeli — Serf Wilajeli, so v.w. Serbien …

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  • 27serf / surf —    A serf is a slave or servant: Neil Downe came from a family of serfs but rose to become a landlord.    To surf is to ride the waves of water, or to search on the Internet: The surf is up down at the beach; you can surf the Internet some other… …

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  • 28serf / surf —    A serf is a slave or servant: Neil Downe came from a family of serfs but rose to become a landlord.    To surf is to ride the waves of water, or to search on the Internet: The surf is up down at the beach; you can surf the Internet some other… …

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  • 29serf·dom — /ˈsɚfdəm/ noun [noncount] : the state of being a serf …

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  • 30serf — noun Etymology: French, from Old French, from Latin servus slave Date: 1611 a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner • serfage noun • serfdom noun …

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