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A member of the lowest feudal class, attached to the land owned by a lord and required to perform labor in return for certain legal or customary rights.
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An agricultural laborer under various similar systems, especially in 18th- and 19th-century Russia and eastern Europe.
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A person in bondage or servitude.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.