THRALL

thrall

(noun) someone held in bondage

bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology 1

Noun

thrall (plural thralls)

One who is enslaved or under mind control.

(uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.

A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

Adjective

thrall (comparative more thrall, superlative most thrall)

(archaic) Enthralled; captive.

Etymology 2

Verb

thrall (third-person singular simple present thralls, present participle thralling, simple past and past participle thralled)

To make a thrall; enslave.

Proper noun

Thrall (plural Thralls)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Thrall is the 16856^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1693 individuals. Thrall is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary

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Thrall, n. Etym: [OE. thral, , Icel. , perhaps through AS. ; akin to Sw. träl, Dan. træl, and probably to AS. to run, Goth. , Gr. dregil, drigil, a servant.]

1. A slave; a bondman. Chaucer. Gurth, the born thrall of Cedric. Sir W. Scott.

2. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom. Tennyson. He still in thrall Of all-subdoing sleep. Chapman.

3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. [Prov. Eng.]

Thrall, a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved. [Obs.] Spenser. The fiend that would make you thrall and bond. Chaucer.

Thrall, v. t.

Definition: To enslave. [Obs. or Poetic] Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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