Thraldom

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thraldom \Thral"dom\, n. [Icel. ?r[ae]ld[=o]mr. See {Thrall},
     and {-dom}.]
     The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of
     servitude. [Written also {thralldom}.]
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           Women are born to thraldom and penance
           And to be under man's governance.        --Chaucer.
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           He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. --Dryden.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  thraldom
       n : the state of being under the control of another person [syn:
            {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom}]