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churls

The correct spelling is churls.

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noun

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The correct spelling is churls. A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).

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noun

  1. 1.A rustic; a countryman or labourer; a free peasant (as opposed to a serf).
  2. 2.A rough, surly, ill-bred person; a boor.
  3. 3.A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.
  4. 4.(Theodism) A freedman, ranked below a thane but above a thrall.

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