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serf
/sɝf/ · 4 letters · 4 distinct letters
- noun
(Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord
Word history
From Middle English serf, from Old French serf, from Latin servus (“slave, serf, servant”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 50: the standard list most spell checkers use.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every 4 million words.
- In the spelling bee
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