Definition of SERF

serf

Plural: serfs

Noun

  • A person in a condition of servitude, bound to a landlord.
  • (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.

Examples

  • He felt like a SERF to his bad tile draw, unable to make any meaningful progress on the Scrabble board.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 7

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

Words With Friends Score: 7

serf: valid Words With Friends Word