thralldom

[ thrawl-duhm ]

noun

Origin of thralldom

First recorded in 1125–75, thralldom is from the Middle English word thraldom.See thrall, -dom

But the problem with Baucus goes beyond his thralldom to special interests.
Why Liberals Hate Max Baucus | Michelle Goldberg | September 16, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
"We are two birds who have escaped thralldom and are taking our first flight into our natural ether," cried Miss Stuyvesant gaily.
The Sword of Damocles | Anna Katharine Green
His was the old story of the total subjection of moral power and thralldom to evil habits and associates.
The Record of a Quaker Conscience, Cyrus Pringle's Diary | Cyrus Pringle
No circumstance ever made me feel so strongly the thralldom of Mr. Wayles's debt.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences | Sarah N. Randolph
The fates have decreed that you are not yet to be released from your odious thralldom.
Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return | William P. Seville

Should the bishop now be repetticoated his thralldom would be complete and for ever.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII | Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

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