The state of being bound; condition of being under restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion; involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.
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The state or condition of a serf.
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Alt. of Serfism
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The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hen…
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The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.
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The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both animals and plants; the physical difference between male and female; the assemblage of prope…
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The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion of another; the act of subduing.
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The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.
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The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another.
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The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.
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A slave; a bondman.
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Thraldom.
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