- enserf
- transitive verb Date: 1882 to make a serf of ; deprive of liberty and personal rights • enserfment noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
enserf
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enserf — /en serrf /, v.t. to make a serf of; place in bondage. [1880 85; EN 1 + SERF] * * * … Universalium
enserf — en·serf … English syllables
enserf — en•serf [[t]ɛnˈsɜrf[/t]] v. t. soc to make a serf of; place in bondage • Etymology: 1880–85 en•serf′ment, n … From formal English to slang
enserf — … Useful english dictionary
enserfment — noun see enserf … New Collegiate Dictionary
Duchy of Courland and Semigallia — This article is about the 16th 18th century duchy. For the short lived state founded after World War I, see Duchy of Courland and Semigallia (1918). Duchy of Courland and Semigallia Ducatus Curlandiæ et Semigalliæ (la) Kurzemes un Zemgales… … Wikipedia
manorialism — /meuh nawr ee euh liz euhm, nohr /, n. the manorial organization, or its principles and practices in the Middle Ages. [1895 1900; MANORIAL + ISM] * * * or seignorialism Political, economic, and social system by which the peasants of medieval… … Universalium
enserfment — noun see enserf … Useful english dictionary
