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Noun serf has 1 sense
  1. serf, helot, villein - (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
    --1 is a kind of thrall
    --1 has particulars: cotter, cottier

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Serf

Noun

1. A person who is bound to work on a certain land, typically owned by a lord or noble, in exchange for protection and a share of the produce.

Example sentence: The serf toiled in the fields all day, growing crops for his lord.

Verb

1. To force someone into servitude or slavery.

Example sentence: The cruel ruler would serf anyone who displeased him.

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