A state of subjugation to an owner or master

• yoke

  1. A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load.
  2. A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke.
  3. A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.

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  1. A contoured crossbar having two U-shaped attachments that fit around the necks of a team of oxen or other draft animals, with a central ring for hitching the team to a cart, plow, or other load.
  2. A pair of draft animals, such as oxen, joined by a yoke.
  3. A bar used with a double harness to connect the collar of each horse to the pole of a wagon or coach.

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• villeinage

  1. The legal status or condition of a villein.
  2. The legal tenure by which a villein held land.

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  1. The legal status or condition of a villein.
  2. The legal tenure by which a villein held 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. The state of being in the power of another person or under the sway of an influence:
  2. One, such as a slave or serf, who is held in bondage.
  3. One who is in the power of another or under the sway of an influence.

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

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• servitude

  1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.
  3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:

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  1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.
  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 state of being a serf.
  2. The feudal system that includes serfs.

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

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• helotry

  1. The condition of serfdom.
  2. Helots considered as a group.

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  1. The condition of serfdom.
  2. Helots considered as a group.

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• enslavement

  1. The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

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  1. The act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage

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• bondage

  1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf.
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification.

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  1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf.
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification.

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Bondage

• involuntary servitude

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• vassalage

  1. The condition of being a vassal.
  2. The service, homage, and fealty required of a vassal.
  3. A position of subordination or subjection; servitude.

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  1. The condition of being a vassal.
  2. The service, homage, and fealty required of a vassal.
  3. A position of subordination or subjection; servitude.

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• bond service

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• restraint

  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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  1. The act of restraining:
  2. The condition of being restrained, especially the condition of losing one's freedom:
  3. An influence that inhibits or restrains:

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• captivity

  1. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

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  1. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

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• constraint

  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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  1. The threat or use of force to prevent, restrict, or dictate the action or thought of others.
  2. The state of being restricted or confined within prescribed bounds:
  3. One that restricts, limits, or regulates; a check:

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• serfdom

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

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

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• subjugation

  1. The act of subjugating.
  2. The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.

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  1. The act of subjugating.
  2. The state of being subjugated; forced control by others.

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• subjection

  1. The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
  2. The state of being subjected.

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  1. The act of bringing something under the control of something else.
  2. The state of being subjected.

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• enthrallment

  1. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled

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  1. The act of enthralling or the state of being enthralled

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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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• servitude

  1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.
  3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:

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  1. A state of subjection to an owner or master.
  2. Lack of personal freedom, as to act as one chooses.
  3. Forced labor imposed as a punishment for crime:

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• bondage

  1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf.
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification.

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  1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf.
  2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence.
  3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification.

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The use of slaves as an institution

• the peculiar institution

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• holding slaves

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• practicing slavery

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• slave-owning

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• slaveholding

  1. Having possession/ownership of one or more slaves.
  2. An owning of one or more slaves.

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  1. Having possession/ownership of one or more slaves.
  2. An owning of one or more slaves.

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• owning slaves

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Drudgery

• grind

  1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces:
  2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction:
  3. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash:

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  1. To crush, pulverize, or reduce to powder by friction, especially by rubbing between two hard surfaces:
  2. To shape, sharpen, or refine with friction:
  3. To rub (two surfaces) together harshly; gnash:

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• menial labor

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• toil

  1. To labor continuously; work strenuously.
  2. To proceed with difficulty:
  3. Exhausting labor or effort.

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  1. To labor continuously; work strenuously.
  2. To proceed with difficulty:
  3. Exhausting labor or effort.

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