thraldom
1Thraldom — 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}.] [1913 Webster] Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man s governance.… …
2thraldom — c.1200; see THRALL (Cf. thrall) + DOM (Cf. dom) …
3thraldom — thrall ► NOUN ▪ the state of being in another s power: she was in thrall to her husband. DERIVATIVES thraldom (also thralldom) noun. ORIGIN Old Norse, «slave» …
4thraldom — noun the state of being under the control of another person • Syn: ↑bondage, ↑slavery, ↑thrall, ↑thralldom • Derivationally related forms: ↑thrall, ↑thrall (for: ↑ …
5thraldom — noun see thrall I …
6thraldom — See thralldom. * * * …
7thraldom — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun See thralldom …
8thraldom — thral|dom BrE thralldom AmE [ˈθro:ldəm US ˈθro:l ] n [U] literary the state of being a slave = ↑slavery …
9thraldom — sb. RG. 12, 480 …
10thraldom — thral·dom || θrÉ”ËldÉ™m n. slavery, enslavement …
