(noun.) (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord.
艾娜录入
双语例句
No longer a serf, but a freeman and a landholder, Gurth sprung upon his feet, and twice bounded aloft to almost his own height from the ground. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Plantation gangs began to oust the patch cultivation of the labourer-serf in the case of some staple products. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
One hand of the mistress generally reposes on the loving serf's rude head, because if she takes it away he groans and is discontented. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.雪莉.
The Templar, a serf in all but the name, can possess neither lands nor goods, and lives, moves, and breathes, but at the will and pleasure of another. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
Let them unload two of the sumpter-mules, and put the baggage behind two of the serfs. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
In fact he sought to make them serfs. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
The poor farmers were serfs and came two or three days out of a week to their master’s house to work. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
This will be an abundant fulfilment of the Prince's promises, so far as this herd of Saxon serfs is concerned. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.