thraldom
State of enslavement
Thraldom is the state of being in bondage or servitude—held in someone's power.
The word is literary and old-fashioned, appearing in historical contexts or for dramatic effect: She escaped the thraldom of an oppressive marriage.
Also spelled thralldom.
Compulsory labor under masters
- enslavementForced human ownership
- captivityState of being confined
- subjectionState of being controlled
- bondageInvoluntary subjugation to another
slavery · chains · shackles · oppression · subjugation · yoke · fetters · manacles
Feudal bound labor
- serfBonded agricultural laborer
- vassalLand-holding sworn subordinate
- lordNobleman or ruler
- fiefGranted feudal estate
villein · peasantry · vassalage · suzerain · manor · liege · fiefdom · medieval
Compulsive substance reliance
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
fixation · ensnarement · spellbound · bewitchment · entrancement · mesmerism · captivation · enchantment
servitude
Compulsory labor under masters
- enslavementForced human ownership
- captivityState of being confined
- subjectionState of being controlled
bondage · slavery · chains · shackles · oppression · subjugation · yoke · fetters · manacles · imprisonment
serfdom
Feudal bound labor
fief · villein · peasantry · vassalage · suzerain · manor · liege · fiefdom · medieval · fealty
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
infatuation · fixation · ensnarement · spellbound · bewitchment · entrancement · mesmerism · captivation · enchantment
thraldomfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · emancipation · liberation · manumission · independence
thraldommanumission
Formal freeing of enslaved
emancipation · liberation · deliverance · release · freeing
enthrall, enthralled, enthralling, thrall, enthral, enthrallment, enthralment, thralldom, thralls