held+in+subjection

  • 1The Subjection of Women — is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, stating an argument in favor of equality between the sexes. At the time it was published, this essay was an affront to European… …

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  • 2servile — a. 1. Dependent, menial, held in bondage, held in slavery, held in subjection. 2. Slavish, mean, base, cringing, obsequious, fawning, supple, grovelling, sycophantic, abject, low, beggarly, sneaking, base minded, low minded, meanly submissive …

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  • 3Dapper — Dap per, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. {Deft}.] Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. [1913… …

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  • 4Servile — Serv ile, a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or slave: cf. F. servile. See {Serve}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing;… …

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  • 5Warren Hastings — Infobox Governor General honorific prefix =Rt. Hon. name =Warren Hastings honorific suffix = |200px order =1st office =Governor General of Bengal term start =1773 term end =1785 predecessor =None successor =Sir John Macpherson, acting birth date …

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  • 6Communist state — A map showing the current (2011) states with self declared communist governments. They are China, Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, an …

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  • 7Gothiscandza — According to a tale related by Jordanes, Gothiscandza was the first settlement of the Goths after their migration from Scandinavia (Scandza) around 1490 B.C.Jordanes relates that the Goths were led from Scandza by their king Berig. As soon as… …

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  • 8Wielbark culture — [ legend|#80f|Roman Empire] Wielbark culture also known as Willenberg culture ( de. Wielbark/Willenberg Kultur, pl. Kultura wielbarska, uk. Вельбарська культура ( Vel’bars’ka kul’tura )) was a pre literate culture that archaeologists have… …

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  • 9The Shaving of Shagpat — Infobox Book | name = The Shaving of Shagpat title orig = translator = image caption = author = George Meredith illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Fantasy novel publisher = Chapman and Hall… …

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  • 10Droit de l'Inde — Droit en Inde Le droit en Inde est hérité en grande partie de la colonisation britannique, d où l influence de la common law, qui a été codifiée en un certain nombre de codes et de lois. Il est aussi influencé par le droit hindou, lequel continue …

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