English

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Etymology

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

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Noun

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serf (plural serfs)

  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. (strategy games) A worker unit.
    Synonyms: peasant, peon, villager

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin servus.

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Noun

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serf m (plural serfs, feminine serva)

  1. serf
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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus.

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serf m (plural serven, diminutive serfje n)

  1. a serf (semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him)
    Synonyms: horige, laat, lijfeigene

French

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Etymology

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Inherited from Middle French serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (slave, serf, servant), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-wo- (guardian), or perhaps of Etruscan origin.

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Noun

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serf m (plural serfs, feminine serve)

  1. a serf (semifree peasant obliged to remain on the lord's land and to perform extensive chores for him)

Adjective

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serf (feminine serve, masculine plural serfs, feminine plural serves)

  1. being or like a serf, semifree
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Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French cerf.

Noun

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serf

  1. deer

Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French serf.

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serf m (plural serfs)

  1. serf (semifree peasant)

Descendants

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  • French: serf

Northern Kurdish

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Etymology

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From Arabic صرف (ṣarf, expense).

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Noun

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serf f

  1. expense, cost

Old French

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Etymology 1

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From Latin servus.

Noun

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serf oblique singularm (oblique plural sers, nominative singular sers, nominative plural serf)

  1. serf (semifree peasant)
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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See servir

Verb

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serf

  1. first-person singular present indicative of servir

Seychellois Creole

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Etymology

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From French cerf.

Noun

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serf

  1. deer

References

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  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français