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
Vocabulary lists containing serf
Russia - Introductory
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