THRALDOM

bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom

(noun) the state of being under the control of another person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

thraldom (countable and uncountable, plural thraldoms)

Alternative spelling of thralldom

Source: Wiktionary


Thral"dom, n. Etym: [Icel. . See Thrall, and -dom.]

Definition: The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude. [Written also thralldom.] Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man's governance. Chaucer. He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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