as in slave
a person in the past who belonged to a low social class and who lived and worked on land owned by another person
Medieval serfs who tended land owned by a lord.
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The 1850 version mandated that the federal government actively help slave catchers track and apprehend people who’d escaped slavery.—
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Inside the first Colosseum, the masses of Rome watched slaves and animals butcher one another.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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He was inspired by an early scene from the TV show, when the estate’s staff hosted a servant’s ball at Christmastime.—
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USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Since 2010, fans have followed the family of the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley (Hugh Bonneville), and their servants through six television seasons and three films.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Serf.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/serf. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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