thralldom
State of enslavement
Thralldom is the state of being in bondage or servitude—held captive by another's power.
A thrall was originally a slave in Viking society, and thralldom retains that sense of complete subjugation.
The word appears in literary or elevated contexts: the thralldom of addiction, escape from thralldom.
Also spelled thraldom.
Involuntary subjugation to another
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- enslavementForced human ownership
- captivityState of being confined
- subjugationForcing into submission
chains · shackles · oppression · serfdom · chattel · bondsman · manumission · emancipation
Subordination to a lord
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- peasantryRural working class
- fealtyPledged devotion to authority
- liegeFeudal superior or subject
manor · fief · indentured · tribute · obligation · medieval · lord · bonded
Supreme authority held
- controlAuthority to direct
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
dependency · submission · manipulation · coercion · codependency · powerlessness · captivation · spell
Magical influence over someone
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- captivationState of being fascinated
- mesmerismTrance-inducing influence
entrancement · rapture · fascination · romanticism · Bram Stoker · vampire · supernatural · dark romance
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
- servitudeCompulsory labor under masters
- enslavementForced human ownership
- captivityState of being confined
subjugation · chains · shackles · oppression · serfdom · chattel · bondsman · manumission · emancipation · abolition
vassalage
Subordination to a lord
liege · manor · fief · indentured · tribute · obligation · medieval · lord · bonded · tenant
domination
Supreme authority held
- controlAuthority to direct
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
compulsion · dependency · submission · manipulation · coercion · codependency · powerlessness · captivation · spell · influence
enchantment
Magical influence over someone
- bewitchmentMagical influence over someone
- spellboundHeld as if enchanted
- captivationState of being fascinated
mesmerism · entrancement · rapture · fascination · romanticism · Bram Stoker · vampire · supernatural · dark romance · seduction
- slaverychattel slavery, enslaved, slave, enslavement, slave traders
- oppressionoppression, tyranny, racism, repression, secret police
- captivitycaptive, prisoner, detained, imprisoned, incarcerated
- captivationfascination, captivation, bewitchment, entrancement, enchantment
thralldomfreedom
Absence of constraint
liberty · liberation · emancipation · independence · autonomy
thralldomsovereignty
Supreme independent authority
self-government · independence · autonomy · self-rule · home rule
enthrall, enthralled, enthralling, thrall, enthral, enthrallment, enthrals, thraldom