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