In former times, serfs were a class of people who had to work on a particular person's land and could not leave without that person's permission.
英汉词典释义
n.
农奴;奴隶
They did not allow the serfs any freedom.他们不给农奴任何自由。The serf-owners had the right to beat,abuse or even kill the serfs at will.(那时)农奴主有权任意打骂甚至杀害农奴。In the Middle Ages,a lord and a serf had very different places in life.中世纪,农奴主和农奴在生活中是两个截然不同的阶级。This movement overthrew the serf system and freed a million serfs and slaves.这一运动推翻了农奴制,并且解放了百万农奴和奴隶。
像农奴般遭受奴役的人
n.
农奴地位,农奴境遇
n.
农奴制
农奴地位,农奴境遇
n.
农奴
英英词典释义
Noun
1. (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord