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- [surf]
- /sɜrf/
- /sɜːf/
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- [surf]
- /sɜrf/
Definitions of serf word
- noun serf a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another. 1
- noun serf a slave. 1
- noun serf servant or slave 1
- countable noun serf In former times, serfs were a class of people who had to work on a particular person's land and could not leave without that person's permission. 0
- noun serf (esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord 0
- noun serf a slave 0
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Origin of serf
First appearance:
before 1475 One of the 25% oldest English words
1475-85; < Middle French < Latin servus slave
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Serf
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
serf popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
serf usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for serf
noun serf
- blue collar — of or relating to wage-earning workers who wear work clothes or other specialized clothing on the job, as mechanics, longshoremen, and miners. Compare white-collar.
- bond servant — a person who serves in bondage; slave.
- bondman — a feudal serf
- bondmen — a male slave.
- bondservant — a serf or slave
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