Need another word that means the same as “serf”? Find 8 synonyms and 30 related words for “serf” in this overview.
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The synonyms of “Serf” are: helot, villein, bondsman, slave, servant, menial, thrall, ceorl
Serf as a Noun
Definitions of "Serf" as a noun
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “serf” as a noun can have the following definitions:
- A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
- (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
- An agricultural labourer bound by the feudal system who was tied to working on his lord's estate.
Synonyms of "Serf" as a noun (8 Words)
bondsman | A person who stands surety for a bond. |
ceorl | (in Anglo-Saxon England) a freeman of the lowest class, ranking directly below a thane. |
helot | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. |
menial | A person with a menial job. |
servant | A person working in the service of another (especially in the household. A government servant. |
thrall | A slave, servant, or captive. The town in thrall to a villain. |
villein | A person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord. |
Associations of "Serf" (30 Words)
agricultural | Relating to rural matters. Agricultural land. |
agriculture | The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products. |
botanist | An expert in or student of the scientific study of plants. A botanist announced he d bred a new and beautiful variety of orchid. |
bucolic | A pastoral poem. A pleasant bucolic scene. |
countryside | The inhabitants of countryside areas. They explored the surrounding countryside. |
cowhand | A hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback. |
crop | Yield crops. He wore his hair closely cropped. |
cultivator | A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture. Rotary cultivators are ideal in the kitchen garden. |
dairy | A farm where dairy products are produced. I rely on soya as a substitute for dairy. |
farmer | An expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915. |
farmhouse | House for a farmer and family. A farmhouse kitchen. |
gardener | Someone employed to work in a garden. I m a keen gardener. |
harvest | Gather a crop as a harvest. In terms of science Apollo yielded a meagre harvest. |
intelligentsia | Intellectuals or highly educated people as a group, especially when regarded as possessing culture and political influence. A distrust of the intelligentsia and of theoretical learning. |
laity | In Christianity, members of a religious community that do not have the priestly responsibilities of ordained clergy. |
peasant | An ignorant, rude, or unsophisticated person. That is a civilized drink you peasant. |
peon | (in South and SE Asia) a low-ranking worker such as an attendant, orderly, or assistant. Racing drivers aren t exactly nine to five peons. |
plantation | Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth. New conifer plantations. |
provincial | Of or concerning a province of a country or empire. The general of the Jesuits receives monthly reports from the provincials. |
rancher | A person who owns or runs a ranch. |
reaper | A person or machine that harvests a crop. |
rural | Living in or characteristic of farming or country life. Unpaved rural roads. |
rustic | Made of untrimmed branches or rough timber. A rustic oak bench. |
scythe | Cut with a scythe. You may want hardy infantry troops to scythe down the opposition. |
serfdom | The state of a serf. The liberation of the peasants from serfdom. |
servitude | The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful. You ve got thousands of years of peasant servitude to make up for. |
shopkeeper | A merchant who owns or manages a shop. |
vassalage | The state of a serf. |
vendible | Fit to be offered for sale. |
yeoman | A member of the yeomanry force. |