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• n  (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord

• At what groveling serf does the fine young lord in the Ferrari scowl with such contempt? Nothing; none; at no one; these glossy apparitions are as hollow as soap bubbles.
• Says he: "The Jew invented conscience and left man a guilty serf.
• Their servile origin is reflected in many present-day titles: 'constable' comes from comes stabuli, head serf of the stables; 'minister' is the serf ministrable, i.

• helot
• villein

News & Articles

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• Chattanoogan.com - Chattanooga's source for breaking local news
  Okay, so it isn't John Lennon or Paul McCartney, but I got an ear worm listening to Mrs. Becky Gerritson, of the Wetumpka Tea Party, remind members of Congress she's a free American as she stated to the House Ways and Means Committee of our United States Congress "I'm not here as a serf or a vassal.
  June 9, 2013 - The Chattanoogan

Quotes

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• Narasimhan Ram in Xinhua
  There were serf systems in many countries, but it was worse in Tibet,Ram said. "The contrast between the old and new is very powerful, demonstrating what the Chinese government and the system have done for Tibet."
• Qiangba Puncog in MiamiHerald.com
  The Dalai Lama was the biggest serf owner,Puncog said. "He has no qualifications to talk about human rights, because at that time human rights could not have been worse."
• Richard Hyman in International Herald Tribune
  The customer is king in Britain, but the customer is like a serf in France, and even more so in Germany and Italy,Hyman said. "It's as though the customer exists to serve the retailers."