enserf en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + serf.
Meanings
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To make into a serf.
It certainly did not denounce as sinful the movement to enserf a large section of the population, any more than it had challenged slavery in the ancient world; that was hardly surprising, since very often great monasteries like Cluny were in the forefront of imposing serfdom on their tenants.
2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 369:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enserfing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enserfs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| enserfed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| enserfed | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (1)
fr réduire en servage (Translations)