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/ θrɔl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like: He was the thrall of morbid fantasies.
a person held in bondage or slavery.
slavery; thralldom.
verb (used with object) Archaic . to put or hold in thralldom; enslave.
adjective Archaic . subjected to bondage; enslaved.
Origin of thrall First recorded before 950; Middle English thral, thral(l)e, threl(l)e, Old English thrǣl “bondman, slave, servant, thrall,” from Old Norse thrǣll “slave, servant”
OTHER WORDS FROM thrall un·thralled, adjective Words nearby thrall Thrace, Thracian, Thraco-Phrygian, thraiping, Thrale, thrall , thralldom, thrang, thrapple, thrash, thrash about
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Example sentences from the Web for thrall They are an elusive bunch, in motion or in the thrall of another time.
The Real-Life Raiders of the Lost Ark | Alex Belth| November 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
The sheikh is ready to flee if the Lebanese security forces, considered to be in thrall to Hezbollah, make a move to arrest him.
The Sheikh Who Wants to Put the Hurt on Hezbollah in Lebanon | Jamie Dettmer| July 29, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Most natives speak Russian as their first language, and are more in thrall to Russian culture than Ukrainian.
Is Kharkiv Ukraine’s Next Tipping Point? | Vijai Maheshwari| March 13, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Thrall is right to imply that the Olmert-Abbas principles were a only start and there is no guarantee that starting is succeeding.
Understanding John Kerry's Logic | Bernard Avishai| July 22, 2013| DAILY BEAST
What chance then is there for any change in a conclave in thrall to Benedict and John Paul?
The Catholic Church Is Insular and Intolerant | Robert Shrum| March 8, 2013| DAILY BEAST
Thou shalt soon have to own that I am no thrall , for I will not yield an inch to thee.
The story of Burnt Njal | Anonymous
Yea I am the thrall of Sorrow; she hath stripped my raiment off And laid sore stripes upon me with many a bitter scoff.
The House of the Wolfings | William Morris
Then the thrall rose, yawned, and dropped the bar over the door.
The Path of the King | John Buchan
One of those strange, feminine silences of acute sympathy seemed to hold them for a while under its thrall .
The Zeppelin's Passenger | E. Phillips Oppenheim
My auditors were now in the thrall of Bottazzi's story, and the silence was eloquent.
The Shadow World | Hamlin Garland
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British Dictionary definitions for thrall noun Also called: thraldom , (US) thralldom (ˈθrɔːldəm ) the state or condition of being in the power of another person
a person who is in such a state
a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc
verb (tr) to enslave or dominate
Word Origin for thrall Old English thrǣl slave, from Old Norse thrǣll
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Words related to thrall servitude, slavery