: a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
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“Serf.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/serf. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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from French serf "a tenant bound to a certain piece of land," from early French, from Latin servus "slave, servant" — related to servant
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