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View usage for: (θrɔːl) uncountable nounIf you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them. [formal] He is not in thrall to the media. [+ to] Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip. [+ of] Synonyms: slavery, bondage, servitude, enslavement More Synonyms of thrall More Synonyms of thrall thrall in British English (θrɔːl) noun1. Also called: thraldom or (US) thralldom (ˈθrɔːldəm) the state or condition of being in the power of another person 2. a person who is in such a state 3. a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc verb4. (transitive) to enslave or dominate Word origin Old English thrǣl slave, from Old Norse thrǣllthrall in American English (θrɔl) noun1. Literary a slave or bondman 2. a person under the moral or psychological domination of someone or something 3. the condition of being enslaved or dominated, often in a psychological way; thralldom Word origin ME thral < OE thræl < ON thræll < Gmc * thranhilaz, lit., the constrained one < IE base * trenk-, to shove, press hard > throng Examples of 'thrall' in a sentencethrall Definition the state of being completely in the power of, or spellbound by, a person or thing Our children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip. Synonyms subjugation serfdom vassalage thraldom Synonyms bondsman varlet (archaic) bondservant Additional synonymsDefinition slavery A terrible life of bondage was compounded by a guilty secret. Synonyms slavery, imprisonment, captivity, confinement, yoke, duress, servitude, enslavement, subjugation, serfdom, subjection, vassalage, thraldom, enthralment Free people will never choose their own enslavement. Synonyms subjugation, slavery, suppression, tyranny, obedience, bondage, thrall, servitude, serfdom, vassalage, thraldom Definition (esp. in medieval Europe) a labourer who could not leave the land on which he worked He was the son of an emancipated serf. Synonyms vassal, servant, slave, thrall, bondsman, varlet (archaic), helot, villein, liegeman - thoughtful
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Additional synonymsDefinition slavery or bondage a life of servitude Synonyms slavery, bondage, enslavement, bonds, chains, obedience, thrall, subjugation, serfdom, vassalage, thraldom Definition a person under the rule of a monarch or government His subjects regard him as a great and wise monarch. Synonyms dependant, subordinate, underling (derogatory), follower, vassal, liegeman the complete subjection of the prisoners to their captors Synonyms oppression, domination, subjugation, exploitation, persecution, suppression, enslavementDefinition (in feudal society) a man who gave military service to a lord in return for protection and often land the vassal's oath of homage to his lord Synonyms serf, slave, bondsman, subject, retainer, thrall, varlet (archaic), bondservant, liegeman Synonyms serfdom, slavery, dependence, bondage, servitude, subjection, thraldom |