1) If a serf could run away for a year and one day, it was considered free. 2) if the noble gave the serf permission, it could stop working on the land
A peasant or serf could become a free man if: - he married a free woman - he ran away and wasn't found for a year He could also become a lord if he married a lady
A peasant worked the land, but had freedom. A serf was bound to the land that they worked. They would live on the manor of a noble and work the land in exchange for food and protection.
Monasteries
In a feudal system, a serf would remain a serf no matter how hard they were to work.
A possible antonym of serf could be "free person" or "freeman," as a serf is a person who is bound to the land and essentially owned by a lord, whereas a free person has autonomy and is not bound to servitude.
Some people would say slave, but that is not really correct because a slave could be sold, and a serf could not. Also, a slave had to do whatever told, but a serf simply had to fulfill obligatory duties. A villein was very like a serf, except that a villein lived in town, but a serf was agricultural. A cotter was very like a serf, but we really do not have other information on what a cotter was. It is thought that the cotter was technically free to leave the land, but this is speculation.
1) If a serf could run away for a year and one day, it was considered free. 2) if the noble gave the serf permission, it could stop working on the land
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To become free
A peasant was a small farmer, who might be a serf, a free tenant, or even a yeoman who had his own land. A serf was usually a peasant, but not always. A serf bound to a manor, and was not free to leave it. Aside from being a farmer, serf could also be a laborer of some type. So many peasants were serfs, and most serfs were peasants.
A peasant or serf could become a free man if: - he married a free woman - he ran away and wasn't found for a year He could also become a lord if he married a lady
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A legal conflict between a serf living on a manor with another serf is resolved by the Lord of the Manor or by a court system of sherriffs and bailiffs. Before this, conflicts were settled through parties beating each other.
A peasant worked the land, but had freedom. A serf was bound to the land that they worked. They would live on the manor of a noble and work the land in exchange for food and protection.
Serfs lived in run down huts that had no windows or floors.