serf

Questions about serf

What does serf mean?

serf means "(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord".

How many syllables are in serf?

serf has 1 syllable: serf. In IPA it is /ˈsɝf/.

What is another word for serf?

Close synonyms include helot, villein. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is serf a common word?

serf is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with serf?

1 word rhymes with serf. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.