bondage (noun)
1bondage — ► NOUN 1) the state of being a slave or feudal serf. 2) sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner. ORIGIN from obsolete bond «serf»; influenced by BOND(Cf. ↑bond) …
2bondage — noun a) The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery. In Judeo Christian tradition, the Israelites fled bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, only to wander in the wilderness for the next four decades. b) The state of lacking freedom;… …
3bondage — noun (U) 1 the practice of being tied up for sexual pleasure 2 literary the state of being a slave: Since the age of 13 he had been in bondage. 3 the state of having your freedom limited, or being prevented from doing what you want: He wanted to… …
4bondage — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English Date: 14th century 1. the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave 2. a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery):… …
5bondage — I noun abject slavery, arrest, bond of slavery, bonds, captivity, chains, coarctation, compulsory service, confinement, constraint, constraint by force, custodianship, custody, detention, durance, enslavement, entombment, fetters, forced… …
6bondage — c.1300, condition of a serf or slave, from Anglo L. bondagium, from M.E. bond a serf, tenant farmer, from O.E. bonda householder, from O.N. boandi free born farmer, noun use of prp. of boa dwell, prepare, inhabit, from PIE *bhow , from root… …
7bondage — noun our own freedom is not so gratifying when we must look upon the bondage of others Syn: slavery, enslavement, servitude, subjugation, subjection, oppression, domination, exploitation, persecution; enthrallment, thraldom; historical serfdom,… …
8bondage — noun 1》 the state of being a slave or feudal serf. 2》 sexual activity that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner. Origin ME: from Anglo Latin bondagium, from ME bond serf from ON bóndi tiller of the soil , based on búa dwell ;… …
9bondage — bond|age [ bandıdʒ ] noun uncount 1. ) the activity of tying someone up with ropes or chains for sexual pleasure: bondage equipment 2. ) FORMAL a situation in which a person belongs to someone as their SLAVE: Desperate parents were forced to sell …
10bondage — UK [ˈbɒndɪdʒ] / US [ˈbɑndɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1) the activity of tying someone up with ropes or chains for sexual pleasure 2) formal a situation in which a person belongs to someone as their slave Desperate parents were forced to sell their… …