thraldom

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thraldom

  • /ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/

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From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom.

noun thraldoms · thraldome · thralldom

  1. countable, uncountable A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person. For ye into like thraldome me did throw, And kept from complishing the faith which I did owe.

    Similar: thrall

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noun state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person

Españolservidumbre, esclavitud, subyugación
Françaisesclavage
DeutschSklaverei, Knechtschaft

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@misc{thraldom_2026,
  title = {thraldom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/thraldom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}