slavery

slav·er·y  (slv-r, slvr)

n. pl. slav·er·ies

1. The state of one bound in servitude as the property of a slaveholder or household.

2.

a. The practice of owning slaves.

b. A mode of production in which slaves constitute the principal work force.

3. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.

4. A condition of hard work and subjection: wage slavery.

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slavery [ˈsleɪvərɪ]

n

1. (Law) the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune

2. the subjection of a person to another person, esp in being forced into work

3. the condition of being subject to some influence or habit

4. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) work done in harsh conditions for low pay

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Slavery

See also captivity.

abolitionism

the movement for the abolition of slavery, especially Negro slavery in the U.S. — abolitionist, n.

helotism

the condition or quality of being a helot; serfdom or slavery. Also helotage, helotry.

indentureship

1. the state or period of being indentured or apprenticed; apprenticeship.
2. the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony.

servilism

a doctrine that advocates slavery. — servility, n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	slavery - the state of being under the control of another person thraldom, thrall, thralldom, bondage 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
	2.	slavery - the practice of owning slaves slaveholding practice, pattern - a customary way of operation or behavior; "it is their practice to give annual raises"; "they changed their dietary pattern"
	3.	slavery - work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay toil, labor, labour - productive work (especially physical work done for wages); "his labor did not require a great deal of skill"

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slavery

noun enslavement, servitude, subjugation, captivity, bondage, thrall, serfdom, vassalage, thraldom My people have survived 300 years of slavery.
freedom, liberty, emancipation, release, manumission

Quotations
"There're two people in the world that are not likeable: a master and a slave" [Nikki Giovanni A Dialogue [with James Baldwin]]
"Slavery they can have anywhere. It is a weed that grows on every soil" [Edmund Burke On Conciliation with America]

Translations

slavery [ˈsleɪvərɪ] N → esclavitud f

slavery [ˈsleɪvəri] n → esclavage m
to be sold into slavery → être vendu(e) en esclavage
slave ship n → navire m négrier
slave trade n → commerce m des esclaves

slavery

n → Sklaverei f; (= condition) → Sklavenleben nt; (fig: = addiction) → sklavische Abhängigkeit (to von); she was tired of domestic slavery → sie hatte es satt, sich immer im Haushalt abrackern zu müssen

slavery [ˈsleɪvərɪ] n (condition) → schiavitù f; (system) → schiavismo
to reduce to slavery → schiavizzare

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slavery [ˈsleɪvərɪ] n (condition) → schiavitù f; (system) → schiavismo
to reduce to slavery → schiavizzare