slaveling

[ sleyv-ling ]
/ ˈsleɪv lɪŋ /

noun

a person in a condition of servility or slavery.

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Origin of slaveling

First recorded in 1880–85; slave + -ling1

Words nearby slaveling

slave state, slave trade, slave-driver, slave-making ant, slaveholder, slaveling, slavenska, slaver, slavery, slavey, slavic
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