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Meaning of THRALDOM

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the state of being under the control of another person
 
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 Synonyms: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom
 
 See Also: captivity, enslavement, servitude

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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}.]
      Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under
      man's governance.                        --Chaucer.
      He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. --Dryden.
 
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