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serf in French

serf in French is serf — serf means a peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.

serf in French

serf
noun
A partially free peasant of a low hereditary class, attached like a slave to the land owned by a feudal lord and required to perform labour, enjoying minimal legal or customary rights.

What does "serf" mean?

  1. noun A peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.
    "Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission."
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serf in a sentence

  • Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission.

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What is "serf" in French?

"serf" in French is serf. serf means: A peasant tied to a piece of land under a feudal lord, obliged to work it but with very limited personal freedoms.

How do you use "serf" in a sentence?

Example: "Serfs in medieval Europe could not leave the land they worked without their lord's permission." In French, "serf" is serf.

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