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The Clue

One in servitude (4 letter answer)

The Answer

SERF

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Notes

The answer SERF is seen frequently, appearing about once every 160 puzzles.

Related Clues

One in bondage
Colonus
Esne
Helot
Slave
Thrall
Toiler
Vassal
Villein
Feudal figure
Feudal subject
Feudal underling
Feudal worker
Fiefdom peasant
Freeman's opposite
Gurth, in "Ivanhoe"
Hard worker
One lorded over?
Lord's lackey
Lord's worker
Lowly worker
Master's worker
Medieval drudge
Medieval toiler
Slave of yore
Toiler of 1066
Derivative of "servus" (slave)
Drudge of feudal times
Slavish son of the soil
One who does the lord's work

Definition

SERF as a noun:

1. (serf, helot, villein) = (Middle Ages) a person who is bound to the land and owned by the feudal lord