Thraldom

//ˈθɹɔːl.dəm// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person. countable, uncountable

    "For ye into like thraldome me did throw, And kept from complishing the faith which I did owe."

  2. 2
    the state of being under the control of another person wordnet

Synonyms

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thrallbondagebondageslaverythralldom

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"For ye into like thraldome me did throw, And kept from complishing the faith which I did owe."

Etymology

From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom.

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