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slavery |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Slavery \Slav"er*y\, n.; pl {Slaveries}. [See 2d {Slave}.] 1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! --Sterne. I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future mischief. --Washington. 2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to --C. Lever. There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish, -- the slavery of caste. --G. W. Cable. 3. The holding of slaves. Syn: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement; captivity; bond service; vassalage. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: slavery n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {thrall}, {thralldom}, {thraldom}] 2: the practice of slaveholding 3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
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