According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
CAPTIVITY
enslavement, captivity
(noun) the state of being a slave; “So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity”--Shakespeare
captivity, imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
(noun) the state of being imprisoned; “he was held in captivity until he died”; “the imprisonment of captured soldiers”; “his ignominious incarceration in the local jail”; “he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
captivity (countable and uncountable, plural captivities)
The state of being captive.
(obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
Source: Wiktionary
Cap*tiv"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivité.]
1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. Dryden.
2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison.
Syn.
– Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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