serfs
- plural of serf.
Example Sentences
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Like any monarchy, the Magic Kingdom has its royalty and its serfs.
From Slate • May 26, 2026
They want illiterate, groveling serfs, who live in fear and don’t stick around too long.
From Salon • Nov. 23, 2025
Displays blurred the lines between rebellion and refinement, presenting collections that navigated through time — evoking medieval serfs with a modern twist and embracing minimalist aesthetics reminiscent of the 1990s.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024
Leasehold dates back hundreds of years - before women even had the right to own property - to a time of lords and landowners, peasants and serfs.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2024
Now beet sugar set an example of modern farming that helped convince Russian nobles that it was time to free their millions of serfs.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
