thraldom

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

thraldom
    n 1: the state of being under the control of another person
         [syn: {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom},
         {thraldom}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Thraldom \Thral"dom\, n. [Icel. ?r[ae]ld[=o]mr. See {Thrall},
   and {-dom}.]
   The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of
   servitude. [Written also {thralldom}.]
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         Women are born to thraldom and penance
         And to be under man's governance.        --Chaucer.
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         He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. --Dryden.
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