noun
- rude, ill-mannered people
- peasants or serfs in medieval times
Usage: historical
Examples
- The churls at the party insulted everyone they met.
- Don’t be such churls – show some basic courtesy.
- Medieval churls worked the land for their feudal lords.
- The nobleman looked down upon the churls in his domain.
- Those churls have no manners whatsoever.
- In feudal society, churls had few rights or freedoms.