A state of subjugation to an owner or master

• yoke

  1. The condition of being subjugated by or as if by a conqueror; subjugation or bondage:
  2. Any mark or symbol of bondage or servitude
  3. Subjection; bondage; servitude

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  1. The condition of being subjugated by or as if by a conqueror; subjugation or bondage:
  2. Any mark or symbol of bondage or servitude
  3. Subjection; bondage; servitude

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• villeinage

  1. The state of being a villein.
  2. The legal status or condition of a villein.
  3. The conditions of tenure by which a villein held his land

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  1. The state of being a villein.
  2. The legal status or condition of a villein.
  3. The conditions of tenure by which a villein held his land

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• thralldom

  1. The condition of being a thrall; servitude; slavery

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  1. The condition of being a thrall; servitude; slavery

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• thrall

  1. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage.
  2. (Literary) A slave or bondman
  3. The state of being in the power of another person or under the sway of an influence:

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  1. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage.
  2. (Literary) A slave or bondman
  3. The state of being in the power of another person or under the sway of an influence:

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• slavery

  1. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.
  2. A condition of hard work and subjection:
  3. The condition of being a slave; bondage; servitude

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  1. The condition of being subject or addicted to a specified influence.
  2. A condition of hard work and subjection:
  3. The condition of being a slave; bondage; servitude

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• servitude

  1. Work imposed as punishment for crime
  2. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:

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  1. Work imposed as punishment for crime
  2. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:

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• servility

  1. The condition of being servile.

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  1. The condition of being servile.

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• servileness

  1. Servility

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  1. Servility

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• serfdom

  1. The feudal system that includes serfs.
  2. The state of being a serf.

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  1. The feudal system that includes serfs.
  2. The state of being a serf.

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• helotry

  1. Helots considered as a group.
  2. The helots collectively; slaves; bondsmen.
  3. Serfdom or slavery

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  1. Helots considered as a group.
  2. The helots collectively; slaves; bondsmen.
  3. Serfdom or slavery

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• bondage

  1. Subjection to some force, compulsion, or influence; specif., physical restraint as a sadomasochistic technique
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. Serfdom or slavery

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  1. Subjection to some force, compulsion, or influence; specif., physical restraint as a sadomasochistic technique
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. Serfdom or slavery

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