thraldom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of being under the control of another person
    thrall; thralldom; slavery; bondage.

WordNet

Thral"dom noun
Etymology
Icel. rældomr. See Thrall, and -dom.
Definitions
  1. The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude. Written also thralldom.
    Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under man's governance. Chaucer.
    He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden.

Webster 1913