˜yÐÄvlog

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serf

[ surf ]

noun

  1. a person in a condition of feudal servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. a worker who is underpaid, overworked, or otherwise exploited:

    Today's service-sector serfs are fighting for the most basic of job perks: a decent paycheck, a stable schedule, and paid time off when they are sick.

  3. Obsolete. a person held in bondage or slavery.


serf

/ ²õÉœË´Ú /

noun

  1. (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
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serf

  1. Under feudalism , a peasant bound to his lord's land and subject to his lord's will, but entitled to his lord's protection.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ±ð°ù´ÚËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
  • ˈ²õ±ð°ù´Ú»å´Ç³¾, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð°ù´Ú·»å´Ç³¾ [surf, -d, uh, m] noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serf1

First recorded in 1475–85; from Old French, from Latin servus “s±ô²¹±¹±ðâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of serf1

C15: from Old French, from Latin servus a slave; see serve
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Some of the Russian coverage has taken a mocking tone, with pro-Kremlin NTV saying Trump treated America's allies in Europe as "serfs" who only respond with "moaning".

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Musk accused unions of creating "a lords and peasants sort of thing," as if allowing workers bargaining power turns executives into serfs.

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Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent of the 1990s.

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Leasehold dates back hundreds of years - before women even had the right to own property - to a time of lords and landowners, peasants and serfs.

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Catherine had to deal with fractious nobles and rebellious serfs; I have to deal with a mutinous tree — it’s basically the same thing.

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