"enserf" meaning in English

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          "text": "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.",
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        "To make into a serf."
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      "form": "enserfed",
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