What is the meaning of Churl?

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

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

A bondman or serf.

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

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

   A countryman, a peasant, a rustic.

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

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

   Source: wiktionary.org