serfs
Serfs worked for all the upper classes of society in their time. basically, they were peasants-- they are peasants.
The people they paid??
serfs and freeholders (peasants)
Serfs and Freemen
Serfs and Peasants
serfs
In Medieval Europe, serfs were basically like slaves forced to work for the land. They were peasants without freedom.
The European Serfs.
Serfs worked for all the upper classes of society in their time. basically, they were peasants-- they are peasants.
You are probably thinking of a serf. Serfs were basically like slaves; they were tied to the land and forced to work. They were like peasants but they did not have freedom, peasants had freedom.
The Serfs lived under the estates of the Lord, along with Peasants.
I believe peons, serfs and rubes are peasants. Peasants usually farm for food, some hunt, I believe. They are said to eat mostly cabbage and barley.
The people they paid??
A serf was a peasant, but not all peasants were serfs.A peasant is usually a farmer. A peasant could be free or not, and though most were doubtless poor, we find references to well-to-do or prosperous peasants. Serfs are peasants legally bound to a lord's land, and were not allowed to move away. Serfs usually had to provide labor in exchange for a place to live and work.
Serfs, peasants, villeins.
serfs and freeholders (peasants)