churl

/tʃɜːl/noun
High School
1

A free peasant (as opposed to a serf) of the lowest rank, below an earl and a thane; a freeman; also (more generally), a person without royal or noble status; a commoner.

2

A bondman or serf.

3

A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.

4

A countryman, a peasant, a rustic.

5

A person who is stingy, especially with money; a selfish miser, a niggard.

6

A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.

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