🔤 Theows ✨

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URDU

غلام، مجبور ملازم
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
ghulam, majboor mulazim (qadeem angrezi)
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ENGLISH

📚noun
theows
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈθeɪ.oʊz/
Phonetic: /thay ohz/
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DEFINITION

slaves, serfs, or bondsmen in Anglo-Saxon England
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

In Anglo-Saxon legal codes, theows occupied the lowest social tier. Historical records show that theows worked agricultural lands under feudal lords. Unlike free peasants, theows lacked basic property rights under early English law. Scholars study the transition of theows into medieval serfdom. Manumission documents recorded rare instances where theows gained freedom.
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SYNONYMS

serfs thralls slaves bondsmen servants
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ANTONYMS

freemen lords masters
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