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träldom — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • serfdom noun The condition of a serf: a form of bondage under feudalism in which a peasant was tied to a lord's estate, owed labour and dues, and could not leave without permission.
  • 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.
  • thrall noun A person held as a slave or in servitude, under the total control of another.

Senses

träldom is used for these senses in English:

  • serfdom The state of being a serf.
  • 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.
  • thrall (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.

serfdom — full definition

  1. noun The condition of a serf: a form of bondage under feudalism in which a peasant was tied to a lord's estate, owed labour and dues, and could not leave without permission.
  2. noun Any condition of servitude or powerless dependence, used figuratively.

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