Found 3 items, similar to Slavery.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: slavery
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: slavery
slavery
n 1: the state of being under the control of another person [syn:
bondage,
thrall,
thralldom,
thraldom]
2: the practice of owning slaves [syn:
slaveholding]
3: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Slavery
Slavery
\Slav"er*y\, n.; pl.
Slaveries. [See 2d
Slave.]
1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection
of one person to the will of another.
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Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said
I, still thou art a bitter draught! --Sterne.
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I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this
state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual
abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future
mischief. --Washington.
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2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by
lack of freedom of action or of will.
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The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to. --C. Lever.
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There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish,
-- the slavery of caste. --G. W. Cable.
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3. The holding of slaves.
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Syn: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement;
captivity; bond service; vassalage.
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