enserfed
enserfed is the simple past and past participle of enserf.
Meaning of enserf
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
Adjective
enserfed (not comparable)
- Bound as a serf; having the condition of a serf.
- During the early Reconquista, the military functions of castle lords were paramount, and favoured the growth of a powerful landed aristocracy supported by the toil of an enserfed peasantry.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 173
Questions about enserfed
- What does enserfed mean?
- Enserfed means bound as a serf; having the condition of a serf.
- What is enserfed the simple past and past participle of?
- Enserfed is the simple past and past participle of enserf.
- What part of speech is enserfed?
- Enserfed is an adjective.
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