Serf Definition

sûrf
serfs
noun
serfs
A slave.
Webster's New World
A person in feudal servitude, bound to his or her master's land and transferred with it to a new owner.
Webster's New World
An agricultural laborer under various similar systems, especially in Russia and eastern Europe in the 1700s and 1800s.
American Heritage
Any person who is oppressed or without freedom.
Webster's New World

(strategy games) A worker unit.

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Noun

Singular:
serf
Plural:
serfs

Origin of Serf

  • From Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant"), perhaps of Etruscan origin

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin servus slave

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Serf Sentence Examples

  • In some cases it formed a serf class, e.g.

  • A little serf boy, seeing Prince Andrew, ran into the house.

  • The serf, who was also a soldier, revolted against bondage.

  • Nicholas, who, as the roads were in splendid condition, wanted to take them all for a drive in his troyka, proposed to take with them about a dozen of the serf mummers and drive to "Uncle's."

  • When a decision had to be taken regarding a domestic serf, especially if one had to be punished, he always felt undecided and consulted everybody in the house; but when it was possible to have a domestic serf conscripted instead of a land worker he did so without the least hesitation.

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