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late 15c., "servant, serving-man, slave"

over 12th century Old French serf "vassal, servant, slave"
from Latin servus "slave"

by 1610s, "lowest class of cultivators of the soil in continental European countries, living in conditions of modified slavery"
contemporary Anglo-Latin records used nativus, villanus, or servus.
Middle English sometimes included this class under bond-man (see bondage), or theu (from Old English þeow), also carl or churl.

serf noun
  • a word that maintains its meaning, while having a diversity of "titles" depending on the time period; a title can be advertised to have flattering or positive connotations, thus easing acceptance, while expressing the same essence
  • an artificial (noun); a citizen
  • a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another
  • a slave
    synonyms: vassal, villein, peasant
serfdom noun
  • The state or condition of a serf, bondage

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"In the Artificium, parents regularly do this with their children. Already the imposing of authority, usually explained as a necessary teaching of discipline and manners, is a subterfuge method of control. The key aspect here is the imposition of authority. In lieu of authority, there should be respect, and respect is always earned. However, in taking the authority route, parents insist on obedience. Thus, they help instill the parameters for obedience later on. Obedient children, obedient adults. Obedient of what? It does not matter... Whatever the authority figure says is right. In this manner, parents can almost guarantee a smooth transition towards servitude or serfdom of their children later in life. In other words, they help raise slaves ― to authority.
It is what happens when obedience is venerated instead of wisdom. Wisdom guides. Obedience demands."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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Medieval Serfs (aka villeins)
WorldHistory.org, December 4, 2018