NOUN | person | serf, helot, villein | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord |
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Sounds | ser'f | |
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Rhymes | surf ... turf: 3 rhymes with erf... |
Meaning | (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. | |
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Synonyms | helot, villein | |
Category | Middle Ages, Dark Ages | The period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance |
Region | Europe | The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia) |
Narrower | cotter, cottier | A medieval English villein |
Broader | thrall | someone held in bondage |
Spanish | ilota, siervo, villano | |
Catalan | serf | |
Nouns | serfdom, serfhood | the state of a serf |
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