ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Lower Class: Peasants (Serfs) These serfs were at the bottom of feudal society, working on the manor of whatever king or noble they served.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peasants were the poorest people in the medieval era and lived primarily in the country or small villages. Serfs were the poorest of the peasant class, and were a type of slave. Lords owned the serfs who lived on their lands.

Detailed explanation-3: -Status-wise, the bordar or cottar ranked below a serf in the social hierarchy of a manor, holding a cottage, garden and just enough land to feed a family.

Detailed explanation-4: -A serf is a person who is forced to work on a plot of land, especially during the medieval period when Europe practiced feudalism, when a few lords owned all the land and everyone else had to toil on it.