Definition of SERF

serf

Meanings

Plural: serfs

Noun

  • (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
  • 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.
  • A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
  • A worker unit.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”).

Scrabble Score: 7

serf is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
serf is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
serf is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

serf is a valid Words With Friends word