Knechtschaft — meaning in English

English meaning

• servitude noun The condition of being forced to work for someone else with little or no freedom, often against one's will.
• thraldom noun A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

Senses

Knechtschaft is used for these senses in English:

• servitude The state of being a slave; slavery; being forced to work for others or do their bidding without one's consent or against one's will, either in perpetuity or for a period of time over which one has little or no control.
• thraldom (literary, or, puristic, otherwise, archaic) A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

Related German words