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serf

/sɜːf/noun

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कृषि-दास, भू-दास

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noun
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    (in the past) a person who was forced to live and work on land that belonged to a lord and who could not leave without the lord's permission

    कृषि-दास, भू-दास

    • Serfs had to work on their lord's land for several days each week.
    • The serfs in Russia were freed in 1861.

    Synonyms peasant bondsman

◇Word family
serfdom noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

peasant bondsman

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Do not confuse serf (a farm worker tied to a lord's land) and surf (waves breaking on the shore).

Serf (स्वामी की भूमि से बँधा किसान) और surf (किनारे पर टूटती लहरें) में भ्रम न करें।

Do not confuse a serf (who was tied to the land) and a slave (who was owned as property).

Serf (जो भूमि से बँधा होता था) और slave (जिसे संपत्ति की तरह स्वामित्व में रखा जाता था) में भ्रम न करें।