It is probably safe to say that anyone who was a serf was also poor.
Church King peasant serf
In a feudal system, a serf would remain a serf no matter how hard they were to work.
Riddle answer: a serf board.
Peasant/serf
I doubt that they thought about the serf one way or the other. The serf was to do the work and didn't require much thought from his master.
The spelling peon is a Spanish term for a poor farmer, serf, or worker.
Church King peasant serf
serf, poor people, needed the strength and protection from a landowner. So, serfs worked for the landowner in exchange for protection.
Whats serf
Your question is not entirely correct in its premise; a serf is not a slave and does not have an owner. A serf is a subject of a land owner whom the serf would address as lord.
The homonym for "serf" is "surf."
In a feudal system, a serf would remain a serf no matter how hard they were to work.
Saint Serf died in 583.
Saint Serf was born in 500.
Riddle answer: a serf board.
Peasant/serf
The plural of the word "serf" is "serfs."