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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
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 16856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1693 individuals. Thrall is most common among White (94.74%) individuals.
Source: Wiktionary
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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