BONDAGE

Bondage. Bondage
Of Israel in Egypt (Ex. 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the “house of bondage” (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isa. 14:3), and the oppression of the Persian king (Ezra 9:8, 9).

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BONDAGE. → Of Israelites in Egypt Ex 1:14; 2:23; 6:6 → In PERSIA Ezr 9:9 → See EMANCIPATION → See SERVANT

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[SLAVE]

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bondage. Bondage, n. slavery, captivity, imprisonment

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Bond″age (–ā̍j), n. [[LL. bondagium. See Bond, a.]] 1. 1. The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.
The King, when he designed you for my guard, Resolved he would not make my bondage hard. Dryden. 2. 2. Obligation; tie of duty.
He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought under the bondage of observing oaths. South. 3. 3. (Old Eng. Law) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of doing the meanest services for the owner.
Syn. — Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.