(Historical Terms) (esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord [C15: from Old French, from Latinservusa slave; see serve] ˈserfdom,ˈserfhoodn ...
tradesmen about to rehearse a play, itself a burlesque, ‘The Tragedy of Pyramis and Thisbe,’ in honour of the nuptials of the Duke of Athens and his bride to be, Hippolyta, Queen of the Amazons.
(Historical Terms) (esp in medieval Europe) an unfree person, esp one bound to the land. If his lord sold the land, the serf was passed on to the new landlord [C15: from Old French, from Latinservusa slave; see serve] ˈserfdom,ˈserfhoodn ...