enslaven en · ADJ · etymology 1
Etymology
From enslave + -en.
Meanings
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(archaic, dated, poetic) enslaved
Let the dotard and craven by fear be enslaven.
1846, Horace Smith, Miscellaneous poems, page 58:By this thirst are we taught that in the universality of law, nothing is fortuitous or arbitrary of God or mankind ; nothing rewardless or crownless that not so deserves ; nothing that thinks can long remain enslaven to common trivial cyphers, and in the calm assurance of these alone is the scrutiny of intellect in all things justified.
1889, Charles Edward Barns, Solitarius to His Dæmon, page 112:Your Petitioner having for immense of time served His Highness the Nabob Homdud ul Omrah with cautiousness and close attention even to that degree not to mind his meals or either rest as if he was enslaven to him, […]
1858, Carnatic Stipendaries of 1801:By your sacred cross They're all enslaven.
2014, James J. Wilhelm, Lyrics of the Middle Ages: An Anthology, page 131:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more enslaven | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most enslaven | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |