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Meaning of Serf | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
sɜːf

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. A similar agricultural labourer in 18th and 19th century Europe.
  3. A worker unit.

Equivalents

العربية العبد قن وصيف
Bosanski kmet кмет
Català serf
Čeština nevolník rab rob
Cymraeg taeog
Dansk livegen
Español siervo
Suomi maaorja
Français serf serf
Galego servo
עברית אריס
Hrvatski kmet кмет
Magyar jobbágy
Հայերեն ճորտ
Bahasa Indonesia benduan ulur
日本語 小作人 農奴
한국어 농노
Kurdî şerb serf
Latina colonus
Македонски кмет
Nederlands horige laat lijfeigene serf
Português servo
Română iobag șerb
Српски kmet кмет
Svenska livegen
ไทย ไพร่
Українська кріпосний раб
Tiếng Việt nông nô

Examples

“See how the serfs work the ground / And they give it all they’ve got”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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