- pronunciation:
- suhrf
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
in feudal societies, a person who is held in servitude on a lord's land and who may be sold or otherwise transferred with the land.
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definition 2: |
any person held in servitude.
- similar words:
- slave
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derivations: |
serflike (adj.), serfdom (n.), serfhood (n.) |
The words
serf and
surf (as in ocean waves) sound alike but have different meanings.