slavery

slav-er-y · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The practice of owning slaves; the condition of being a slave.

  2. 2.

    A state of being under the control of something.

Related words

Antonyms: freedom, liberty
See also: abolition, freedom, slave
Synonyms: bondage, enslavement, servitude

Etymology

From slave + -ry (suffix denoting a condition or practice).