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serf in Italian

serf in Italian is servo della gleba, servo — 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 Italian

servo della gleba
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.
servo
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 Italian?

"serf" in Italian is servo della gleba, servo. 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 Italian, "serf" is servo della gleba, servo.

Are there other ways to say "serf" in Italian?

Yes — Italian has 2 translations listed for "serf": servo della gleba, servo.

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