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bondage

bon·dage

UK/ˈbɒn.dɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈbɔn.dɪdʒ/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being under the control of another person

Synonyms
2.

sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners

Origin

Inherited from Middle English bondage (“serfdom”), from British Medieval Latin bondagium (“an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman”), from Middle English bond (“tenant farmer, serf”), from Old English bonda (“householder, husband, head of a family”), of Old Norse origin. Sense development influenced by the unrelated terms bond and bind.

Phrases

  • bondage suit
  • debt bondage
  • predicament bondage

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