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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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How to use thralldom in a sentence

But the problem with Baucus goes beyond his thralldom to special interests.
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"We are two birds who have escaped thralldom and are taking our first flight into our natural ether," cried Miss Stuyvesant gaily.
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His was the old story of the total subjection of moral power and thralldom to evil habits and associates.
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No circumstance ever made me feel so strongly the thralldom of Mr. Wayles's debt.
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The fates have decreed that you are not yet to be released from your odious thralldom.
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Should the bishop now be repetticoated his thralldom would be complete and for ever.
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