serf
[ surf ]
/ sɜrf /
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.
a slave.
Origin of serf
1475–85; < Middle French < Latin
servus slave
OTHER WORDS FROM serf
serf·dom, serf·hood, serf·age, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH serf
serf surfWords nearby serf
serene,
serengeti,
serenity,
sereth,
serevent,
serf,
serge,
sergeant,
sergeant at arms,
sergeant at law,
sergeant baker
British Dictionary definitions for serfage
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, noun serflike, adjectiveWord Origin for serf
C15: from Old French, from Latin
servus a slave; see
serve