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Serf
A peasant, the lowest class in the feudal system , belonging to a class who were tied to the land that they worked on behalf of the lord . They were in a very real sense owned by the lord of the manor or property, gradually becoming rising in rights and eventually synonymous to the English villein . 
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Knighthood & Chivalry Dictionary INDEX:
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