thralldom
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of thralldom
First recorded in 1125–75, thralldom is from the Middle English word thraldom. See thrall, -dom
Example Sentences
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Critics and Cassandras of our thralldom to secondhand experience via the Internet are hardly scarce — Jaron Lanier, Evgeny Morozov, and Clifford Stoll are only among the most cogent.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022
But King Mahendra refuses to swap isolation for the thralldom of any great power, steadfastly pursues a policy of nonalignment.
From Time Magazine Archive
Her characters�Chloe, Marjorie and Grace�do indeed twitch to nature's rhythms, but the thralldom of their bodies is endlessly amusing to their unfettered minds.
From Time Magazine Archive
I can readily understand how anyone under the influence of kingo could be dragged into a gruesome form of thralldom.
From Time Magazine Archive
To escape from this thralldom many of the immigrants had endured hardships and privation to get here.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Gustavus, Myers
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