"enserf" meaning in All languages combined

See enserf on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: enserfs [present, singular, third-person], enserfing [participle, present], enserfed [participle, past], enserfed [past]
Etymology: From en- + serf. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|en|serf}} en- + serf Head templates: {{en-verb}} enserf (third-person singular simple present enserfs, present participle enserfing, simple past and past participle enserfed)
  1. To make into a serf.

Inflected forms

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