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thraldom

thral·dom

UK/ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the state of being under the control of another person

Origin

From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom.

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