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What were serf not allowed to do?

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12y ago
Updated: 9/17/2019
1st AnswerSerf is the latin word for "slave" so a serf wasn't allowed to leave their land without the lord's permission.2nd AnswerThe Latin word for "slave" was servus, and the word serf is derived from it, just as servant is. Serfs, however, were not slaves, and, aside from the fact that they were bound to the land and had to pay rent, they were allowed to do pretty much as they pleased. Being bound to the soil meant that they were legally not allowed to move away from the manor where they lived without permission.

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1st AnswerSerf is the latin word for "slave" so a serf wasn't allowed to leave their land without the lord's permission.2nd AnswerThe Latin word for "slave" was servus, and the word serf is derived from it, just as servant is. Serfs, however, were not slaves, and, aside from the fact that they were bound to the land and had to pay rent, they were allowed to do pretty much as they pleased. Being bound to the soil meant that they were legally not allowed to move away from the manor where they lived without permission. There is a link below to a related question whose answer provides more information and which has a number of links, "What was a life for a serf?"


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