Ceorl

A tenant at will of free condition, who held land of the thane on condition of paying rent or services. A freeman of inferior rank occupied in husbandry.

Spelman.

Those who tilled the outlands paid rent; those who occupied or tilled the inlands, or demesne, rendered services. Under the Norman rule, this term, as did others which denoted workmen, especially those which applied to the conquered race, became a term of reproach, as is indicated by the popular signification of churl. Cowell; Spelman.