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Serf

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villeinnoun(historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.
helotnoun(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.

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villeinnoun(historical) A feudal tenant, a serf.
helotnoun(historical, Ancient Greece) A member of the ancient Spartan class of serfs.
slavenounA person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
esnenoun(Anglo-Saxon, historical) A hireling of servile status; slave.
bondsmannounSomeone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.
vassalnoun(historical, law) The grantee of a fief, a subordinate granted use of a superior's land and its income in exchange for vows of fidelity and homage and (typically) military service.
laborernounOne who uses bodily strength rather than intellect to earn a wage, usually hourly.
owningnoun(Internet slang) A crushing insult.
serfismnounThe system of serfs as workers attached to land.
adscriptnounA feudal serf or labourer who is attached to an estate and sold or transferred with it.
serjeantynoun(law, historical) A land tenure in which a tenant provided his liege with some kind of personal service, as opposed to nonpersonal service, such as paying tax (socage)
praedialOf or pertaining to land or its products.
servitudenounThe state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
villeinagenounA feudal system involving villeins; serfdom.
indentured servantnoun(chiefly historical) A debt bondage worker who is under contract of an employer for a specified period of time, in exchange for transportation, food, drink, clothing, lodging, and other necessities.
corveenounLabor, especially for roads or dams, in lieu of taxes.
feudalismnounA social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
rerefiefnoun(Scots law, historical) A fief held by an intermediary or subtenant
mesne lordnoun(law, historical) A lord entitled to rent or feudal obligations from tenants but who himself owes rent or feudal obligations to another.
seignorynounAlternative form of seigniory. [The estate of a feudal lord.]

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