slavery[noun]Synonyms: enslavement, bondage, captivity, servitude, subjugation
Related Idioms: involuntary servitude, the yoke (
or chains) of slavery
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
slav‧e‧ry /ˈsleɪvəri/
noun [uncountable]1. the system of having slaves:
attempts to abolish slavery (=officially end it)2. the state of being a slave
sell somebody into slavery (=sell someone as a slave) [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲