This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
slavery
[ sley-vuh-ree, sleyv-ree ]
/ ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv ri /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
the condition of being enslaved, held, or owned as human chattel or property; bondage.
a practice or institution that treats or recognizes some human beings as the legal property of others.
a state of subjection like that of a slave: He longed to escape the slavery of drug addiction.
severe toil; drudgery.
OTHER WORDS FOR slavery
QUIZ
QUIZ YOURSELF ON "IS" VS. "ARE"
"Is" it time for a new quiz? "Are" you ready? Then prove your excellent skills on using "is" vs. "are."
Question 1 of 7
IS and ARE are both forms of which verb?
synonym study for slavery
1. Slavery, bondage, servitude refer to involuntary subjection to another or others. Slavery emphasizes the idea of complete ownership and control by an owner or master: to be sold into slavery. Bondage indicates a state of subjugation or captivity often involving burdensome and degrading labor: in bondage to a cruel master. Servitude is compulsory service, often such as is required by a legal penalty: penal servitude.
OTHER WORDS FROM slavery
pre·slav·er·y, adjective, nounWords nearby slavery
slaveling, slave-making ant, Slavenska, slaver, Slave River, slavery, slave ship, slave state, slave trade, slavey, Slavic
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2022
How to use slavery in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for slavery
slavery
/ (ˈsleɪvərɪ) /
noun
the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his life, liberty, and fortune
the subjection of a person to another person, esp in being forced into work
the condition of being subject to some influence or habit
work done in harsh conditions for low pay
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012