serfs
n. 农奴,奴隶( serf的名词复数 ); 像农奴般遭受奴役的人
In former times, serfs were a class of people who had to work on a particular person's land and could not leave without that person's permission.
They did not allow the serfs any freedom.
他们不给农奴任何自由.
The serf - owners had the right to beat , abuse or even kill the serfs at will.
(那时) 农奴主 有权任意打骂甚至杀害农奴.
They were the forerunners of the medieval serfs.
他们是中世纪农奴的前辈.
The emancipation of the serfs is a great event in history.
解放农奴在历史上是一件大事.
The nobles had oppressed and exploited their serfs.
贵族压迫剥削农奴.