bondage

noun

bond·age ˈbän-dij How to pronounce bondage (audio)

: the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person

: a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as

: captivity, serfdom

: servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force

young people in bondage to drugs

: sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner

Example Sentences

a population held in bondage

Recent Examples on the Web If successful, California will be the first state in the country to allocate reparations to the descendants to the centuries-long era of bondage and forced labor, that built the economy of America.

Essence, 31 Mar. 2022 Not surprisingly, Lou Reed didn’t care, crafting one of the standout songs from The Velvet Underground’s debut album around the subjects of sadomasochism, bondage and submission.

Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 Two razor blades were nearby, as was a pornographic magazine depicting bondage and sadomasochism.

San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations.

Jim Salter, ajc, 18 Dec. 2021 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations.

Jim Salter, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021 Imagine a jazz band where the soloists pull from the history of Black Americans, playing pain and joy, bondage and freedom.

Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021 The extremes of total bondage and total freedom strike me as being on the wrong scale for human relationships.

Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Yet the interviews still provide a glimpse at the harshness of life in bondage.

Raphael E. Rogers, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

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释义	bondage noun bond·age ˈbän-dij 1 : the tenure or service of a villein, a serf, or an enslaved person 2 : a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): such as a : captivity, serfdom b : servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force young people in bondage to drugs 3 : sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner Synonyms enslavement servility servitude slavery thrall thralldom thraldom yoke See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a population held in bondage Recent Examples on the Web If successful, California will be the first state in the country to allocate reparations to the descendants to the centuries-long era of bondage and forced labor, that built the economy of America. Essence, 31 Mar. 2022 Not surprisingly, Lou Reed didn’t care, crafting one of the standout songs from The Velvet Underground’s debut album around the subjects of sadomasochism, bondage and submission. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 Two razor blades were nearby, as was a pornographic magazine depicting bondage and sadomasochism. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, ajc, 18 Dec. 2021 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021 Imagine a jazz band where the soloists pull from the history of Black Americans, playing pain and joy, bondage and freedom. Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021 The extremes of total bondage and total freedom strike me as being on the wrong scale for human relationships. Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Yet the interviews still provide a glimpse at the harshness of life in bondage. Raphael E. Rogers, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition bondage noun bond·age ˈbän-dij : the state of being a slave bondages noun plural of bondage as in slaveries the state of being an enslaved person people freed from bondage Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance slaveries servitudes yokes enslavements captivities thralls subjugations servilities thraldoms thralldoms subjections imprisonments serfdoms incarcerations dependences dependances enchainments peonages Antonyms & Near Antonyms freedoms liberties liberations emancipations manumissions independences enfranchisements autonomies sovereignties sovranties See More
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