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thraldom
thrall T0182300 (thrôl)n.1. The state of being in the power of another person or under the sway of an influence: "a people in thrall to the miracles of commerce" (Lewis H. Lapham).2. a. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage.b. One who is in the power of another or under the sway of an influence.tr.v. thralled, thrall·ing, thralls Archaic To enslave.
[Middle English, slave, slavery, from Old English thrǣl, slave, bondman, from Old Norse thrǣll.]
thrall′dom, thral′dom n.thraldom (ˈθrɔːldəm) nthe state of being in slavery or bondage to another personThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  thraldom - the state of being under the control of another personslavery, thrall, thralldom, bondagesubjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by othersbonded labor - a practice in which employers give high-interest loans to workers whose entire families then labor at low wages to pay off the debt; the practice is illegal in the United Statesservitude - state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"serfdom, serfhood, vassalage - the state of a serf |
thralldom or thraldom
nounA state of subjugation to an owner or master:bondage, enslavement, helotry, serfdom, servileness, servility, servitude, slavery, thrall, villeinage, yoke.Translationsthraldom
Synonyms for thraldomnoun the state of being under the control of another personSynonyms- slavery
- thrall
- thralldom
- bondage
Related Words- subjection
- subjugation
- bonded labor
- servitude
- serfdom
- serfhood
- vassalage
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