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thraldom |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man's governance. --Chaucer. He shall rule and she in thraldom live. --Dryden. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thraldom n : the state of being under the control of another person [syn: {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom}]
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