serfhood

Variant of serf

serf definition

serf (sʉrf)

noun

  1. Obsolete a slave
  2. a person in feudal servitude, bound to his or her master's land and transferred with it to a new owner
  3. any person who is oppressed or without freedom

Etymology: OFr < L servus, slave, prob. of Etr orig.

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