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thrall I. \ˈthrȯl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English thral, from Old English thrǣl, from Old Norse thræll; probably akin to Old High German drigil servant, Old English thrāg time, thrǣgan to run, Gothic thragjan to run, Old Irish traig foot 1. a. : a member of the lowest social class of ancient northern and especially Scandinavian Europe existing either as an accident of birth or as a result of capture in a state of slavery to a master or lord : a servant slave : bondman; sometimes : serf b. archaic : a person (as a captive held for ransom) deprived of liberty c. : a person in moral or mental servitude : a person intangibly bound (as by a habit) 2. : the condition of a thrall: a. : a state of complete absorption or servitude : slavery < the summer mountains could hold me in thrall with a subtle attraction of their own — Elyne Mitchell > < in the thrall of a habit > b. archaic : oppression, suffering II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English thrallen, from thral, n. archaic : enthrall, enslave III. adjective Etymology: Middle English thral, from thral, n. archaic : enslaved, subjugated, subject IV. noun Etymology: origin unknown dialect England : a stand for barrels, milk pans, or cans |