Sentences with 'serf'
Example sentences and phrases with the word serf and other words derived from it.
• « A serf is a farmer who is legally bound to the land on which he works - they cannot leave the land to seek better work elsewhere, living in a state very close to slavery. »
• « Peter the Great's military reforms were far-reaching - he instituted conscription in 1705 that required every twentieth serf to serve for life in his armies, and oversaw the building of the Russian navy from scratch. »
• « The life of a serf was difficult. Women often died in childbirth, and perhaps a third of children died before the age of five. »
• « As in the European serf system, those who sought protection or relief from famine became the serfs of those who provided relief. Debt could also be repaid through a form of servitude. »