thraldom

thraldom is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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