THRALDOM

thraldom. Thraldom, n. slavery, servitude, bondage, trouble

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Thral″dom (?), n. [[Icel. �rældōmr. See Thrall, and -dom.]] The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude. [Written also thralldom.] Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man's governance. Chaucer. He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden.