2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Slavery \Slav"er*y\, n.; pl {Slaveries}. [See 2d {Slave}.]
1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection
of one person to the will of another.
Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still slavery, said
I, still thou art a bitter draught! --Sterne.
I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this
state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual
abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future
mischief. --Washington.
2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by
lack of freedom of action or of will
The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to --C. Lever.
There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish,
-- the slavery of caste. --G. W. Cable.
3. The holding of slaves.
Syn: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement;
captivity; bond service; vassalage.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
slavery
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn:
{bondage}, {thrall}, {thralldom}, {thraldom}]
2: the practice of slaveholding
3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
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