slavery
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsleɪvəɹi/
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Noun
slavery (usually uncountable, plural slaveries)
- An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
- A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
- (figuratively) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
- 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
- Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.
- 1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley,"The Revolt of Islam", canto 8, stanza 16,
Translations
institution or practice of owning human beings
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condition of servitude endured by a slave
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condition in which one is captivated or subjugated
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See also
Adjective
slavery (comparative more slavery, superlative most slavery)
- Covered in slaver; slobbery.
- 2014, Lisa Williamson, Echoes of Elder Times Collection
- 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.
- 2014, Lisa Williamson, Echoes of Elder Times Collection
References
- slavery in An American Dictionary of the English Language, by Noah Webster, 1828.
- slavery in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “slavery” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
- Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary, 1987-1996.
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