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thralldom

or thral·dom

[ thrawl-duh m ]

/ ˈθrɔl dəm /

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noun

the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.

Origin of thralldom

First recorded in 1125–75, thralldom is from the Middle English word thraldom. See thrall, -dom

Words nearby thralldom

thracian, thraco-phrygian, thraiping, thrale, thrall, thralldom, thrang, thrapple, thrash, thrash about, thrash metal

Example sentences from the Web for thralldom

But the problem with Baucus goes beyond his thralldom to special interests.

Why Liberals Hate Max Baucus |Michelle Goldberg |September 16, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
No circumstance ever made me feel so strongly the thralldom of Mr. Wayles's debt.

The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences |Sarah N. Randolph
See the habits in falling to sleep which have children in their thralldom.

The Children |Alice Meynell
His was the old story of the total subjection of moral power and thralldom to evil habits and associates.

The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary |Cyrus Pringle

Was that the last protest she ever made against the thralldom of passion?

Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie
Nearly a century of English control has only served to confirm these Asiatics in the thralldom of caste.

The Pearl of India |Maturin M. Ballou