n.
Pronunciation: ' s ə rf
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Old French, from Latin servus slave
Date: 1611
: a member of a servile feudal class bound to the land and subject to the will of its owner
– serf · age \ ' s ə r-fij \ noun
– serf · dom \ ' s ə rf-d ə m, -t ə m \ noun