"thraldom" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/ Forms: thraldoms [plural], thraldome [alternative, obsolete], thralldom [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|thraldom}} Middle English thraldom, {{cog|da|trældom}} Danish trældom, {{cog|no|trelldom}} Norwegian trelldom, {{cog|sv|träldom}} Swedish träldom, {{surf|+suf|en|thrall|dom|alt1=thral(l)}} By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} thraldom (countable and uncountable, plural thraldoms)
  1. (literary or puristic, otherwise archaic) A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: thrall Translations (state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person): робство (robstvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), trældom [common-gender] (Danish), esclavage [masculine] (French), Sklaverei (German), Knechtschaft (German), thraldom (Middle English), trelldom [masculine] (Norwegian), þrældómr (Old Norse), servidumbre [feminine] (Spanish), esclavitud [feminine] (Spanish), subyugación [feminine] (Spanish), träldom [common-gender] (Swedish)

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