serf

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It has also accused the Dalai Lama of spearheading a failed uprising in 1959 in order to "preserve the theocratic serf system".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

When I read her work, I imagine Monty Python’s oppressed serf calling out, “there’s some lovely filth down here,” gleefully harvesting a great big pile of squelching sludge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2022

“Not that long ago if you were an enslaved African, or a serf in rural Russia, you were definitely not human for most of the people in power,” Akomfrah explained.

From New York Times • Sep. 1, 2021

Minimalist boots with one single strap stylishly seemed to merge serf with space-age.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2018

And browner than a serf in summer, I swear it.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz