1. reduced to the condition of a serf; bound to the land as a feudal laborer
Usage: historical; archaic

Examples

• The enserfed peasants had no right to leave their lord's estate.
• After the conquest, the local population became enserfed under the new feudal system.
• Enserfed laborers were obligated to work the lord's fields for a portion of each week.
• The enserfed condition lasted for generations until the abolition of serfdom.