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Serfs were slaves tied to the land and lord and nothing would free them. Freemen were peasants who had bought their freedom.
Villeins have lower importance than freemen, since freemen used to be villeins, but now they have partially gained some freedom from the lord of manor. xxx
They aye the same food as freemen; or peasants did
Anyone free-born could have this high status.Men, women (had a form, but weren't allowed to vote etc.), and the children of freemen/women were born automatically as a citizen.
In secular society, the order was:Royalty at the topNobilityFree people, including merchants, tradesmen, and so onSerfsand sometimes there were slavesKnights, who were usually considered to be the lowest rank of nobility.Peasants included freemen, serfs and slaves. Freemen were independent farmers. Serfs were dependents of nobles or landed gentry, to whom they owed allegiance; serfs were not entirely free, but were not slaves either. Most countries did not have slaves.