A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf.
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Alt. of Cottar
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In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly aid in the work of the landlord's…
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A slave; a bondman.
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The state or condition of a serf.
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The state or condition of a serf.
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Alt. of Serfism
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Alt. of Serfism
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A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as formerly in Russia.
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See Villain, 1.
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