enserfment

/ɛnˈsɜːrfmənt/
noun
  1. The condition or process of being made a serf or forced into servitude.
    • The novel describes the gradual enserfment of a free community under a tyrannical ruler.
    • Many people protested against the enserfment of workers in the new factory system.
    • The enserfment of the peasantry was a key feature of medieval economies.
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