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thralldom

or thral·dom

[ thrawl-duhm ]

/ ˈθrɔl dəm /

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noun

the state of being a thrall; bondage; slavery; servitude.

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Origin of thralldom

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

Words nearby thralldom

Thracian, Thraco-Phrygian, thraiping, Thrale, thrall, thralldom, thrang, thrapple, thrash, thrash about, thrasher

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Example sentences from the Web for thralldom

But the problem with Baucus goes beyond his thralldom to special interests.
Why Liberals Hate Max Baucus|Michelle Goldberg|September 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
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
See the habits in falling to sleep which have children in their thralldom.
The Children|Alice Meynell
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

Was that the last protest she ever made against the thralldom of passion?
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
Nearly a century of English control has only served to confirm these Asiatics in the thralldom of caste.
The Pearl of India|Maturin M. Ballou

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