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Added 9 October 2026

serf

/sɜːf/ noun

In Latin: colōnus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about serf at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.

Origin

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

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