SLAVERIES

Noun

slaveries

plural of slavery

Anagrams

• velarises

Source: Wiktionary

SLAVERY

Slav"er*y, n.; pl. Slaveries. Etym: [See 2d Slave.]

1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! Sterne. I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future mischief. Washington.

2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will. The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to. C. Lever. There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish, -- the slavery of caste. G. W. Cable.

3. The holding of slaves.

Syn.

– Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement; captivity; bond service; vassalage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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