slavery
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slavery¹
- /ˈsleɪvəɹi/
- /ˈsleɪvɹi/
Rhymes with -eɪvəɹi, -eɪvɹi
noun slaveries
- An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers. abolition of slavery
- Forced labor in general, regardless of legality.
- A condition of servitude endured by a slave. If you wil willingly remaine with me, You ſhall haue honors, as your merits be: Or els you ſhal be forc’d with ſlauerie.
- A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs. Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.
slavery²
- /ˈslævəɹi/
- /ˈslævɹi/
Rhymes with -ævəɹi, -ævɹi
adjective more slavery · most slavery
- Covered in slaver; slobbery. The giant snow bear, the wolf with slavery jaws or the claws of the silent great cats were all a part. Creatures of man's oldest nightmares were the other side of that face.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: bondage, thralldom, thraldom, thrall, slave, enslavement, servitude, serfdom, trafficking, captivity, subjugation, easement, carl, anti-slavery, slaves, human trafficking
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noun institution or practice of owning human beings
| Español | esclavitud |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 노예 제도 noye jedo |
| 日本語 | 奴隷制度 dorei seido |
| 中文 | 奴隸制度 /奴隶制度 núlì zhìdù |
| हिन्दी | दासप्रथा dāsaprathā, बंदगी bandgī, ग़ुलामी ġulāmī |
| Kiswahili | utumwa |
| Português | escravidão, escravatura |
| Français | esclavage |
| Deutsch | Sklaverei |
| Italiano | schiavismo |
| Ελληνικά | δουλεία douleía |
| Română | sclavie, robie |
| Русский | ра́бство rábstvo, нево́ля nevólja |
| Tiếng Việt | chế độ nô lệ |
| العربية | عُبُودِيَّة ʕubūdiyya, رِقّ riqq |
| עברית | עַבדוּת 'avdút |
noun condition of servitude endured by a slave
| Español | esclavitud |
|---|---|
| Kiswahili | utumwa |
| Português | escravidão |
| Français | esclavage |
| Deutsch | Sklaverei |
| Italiano | schiavitù |
| Ελληνικά | δουλεία douleía |
| Română | sclavie |
| Русский | ра́бство rábstvo |
noun condition in which one is captivated or subjugated
| Español | esclavitud |
|---|---|
| Português | escravidão |
| Français | esclavage |
| Deutsch | Sklaverei |
| Ελληνικά | δουλεία douleía |
| Română | sclavie |
| Русский | ра́бство rábstvo, нево́ля nevólja |
Talk about this word "slavery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/slavery. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. slavery. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/slavery "slavery." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/slavery.Cite this
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title = {slavery},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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