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Thralldom

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thrall  (thrôl)
n.
1.
a. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage.
b. One who is intellectually or morally enslaved.
2. Servitude; bondage: "a people in thrall to the miracles of commerce" (Lewis H. Lapham).
tr.v. thralled, thrall·ing, thralls Archaic
To enslave.

[Middle English, from Old English thrl, from Old Norse thrll.]

thralldom, thraldom n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Thralldom - the state of being under the control of another personthralldom - the state of being under the control of another person
subjection, subjugation - forced submission to control by others
bonded 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 States
servitude - state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment; "penal servitude"
serfdom, serfhood, vassalage - the state of a serf


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