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noun
A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: literary or puristic; otherwise archaic; literary or puristic; otherwise archaic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: thrall
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the state of being under the control of another person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: subjugation, subjection
Narrower terms: bonded labor, servitude, serfdom, serfhood, vassalage
History
From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
