enserf
enserf verb: to make into a serf.
Verb
enserf (third-person singular simple present enserfs, present participle enserfing, simple past and past participle enserfed)
- 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 of enserf
| third-person singular present | enserfs |
|---|---|
| present participle | enserfing |
| past participle | enserfed |
| past | enserfed |
Origin of enserf
From en- + serf.
Words formed from enserf
Questions about enserf
- What does enserf mean?
- Enserf means to make into a serf.
- What part of speech is enserf?
- Enserf is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enserf?
- The past tense of enserf is enserfed.
Words near enserf in the dictionary
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