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thralldom

thralldom

1 9.9
Being under another person's control
  • noun
  • /ˈθrɔːlˌdɑːm/
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  • Ultimately, the most inescapable thralldom is the one that binds phobically marked subjects to the systems of prejudice that render them as such.
  • romantic thralldom

Examples

  • The theme of sexual thralldom that Hawthorne develops in this novel stems from his gothic figuring of the Wandering Jew.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Romantic thralldom is an all-encompassing, totally defining love between unequals.

    Academic text (2012)
  • And in my case, that thralldom is especially acute, because?

    Blog text (21)
  • In terms of the latter, to what extent does the "conversion" plot intersect with the theme of thralldom?

    Academic text (2012)
  • " If thou hast dreamt of thralldom, the virtue of the lake diminisheth.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • If his suspicions are accurate, Kenyon thinks to himself, "What a terrible thralldom did it suggest!" (CE 4: 108, my emphasis).

    Academic text (2012)
  • The narrator marvels at the hopelessness with which, being naturally of so courageous a spirit, she resigned herself to the thralldom in which he held her, a thralldom he describes as an iron chain round her feminine waist.

    Academic text (2012)
  • The narrator marvels at the hopelessness with which, being naturally of so courageous a spirit, she resigned herself to the thralldom in which he held her, a thralldom he describes as an iron chain round her feminine waist.

    Academic text (2012)
  • DuPlessis points out that the various forms of romance plot, including "scripts of heterosexual romance, romantic thralldom, and a telos in marriage," are also social forms expressed at once in individual desires and in a collective code of action including law (2).

    Academic text (1997)
  • Many people throughout history have struggled to escape the thralldom of oppressive rulers.

Synonyms

slavery
vsthralldom
63 3.5

A situation where one person controls another person and they have no freedom

is the general state of being under control, not necessarily institutional
servitude
vsthralldom
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31 8.9

To be forced to work for and obey another person like a slave

is general subjection under control, not focused on punishment or labor
enslavement
vsthralldom
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17 6.3

Being forced to work for someone as their slave

focuses on the state of being under another's power rather than the act of causing it
bondage
vsthralldom
16 8.6

A state of being controlled and treated like a slave by another person

is a general term for being under another's power, not only slavery
thrall
vsthralldom
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8 9.9

Being completely controlled by someone or something

refers specifically to being under another person's power rather than any force
thraldom
vsthralldom
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1 9.9

A state of being completely controlled by another person with no freedom

is the same meaning but written with a different spelling
enchainment
vsthralldom
  • Archaic
9.9

Being tied or locked so someone cannot move

describes the broader condition of control beyond only physical restraints

Antonyms

1.0

The right to act, speak, or think as you want without being stopped

127 3.9

The act of setting people free from control or unfair treatment

How Subjugated

enslavement
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17 6.3
thralldom
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bondage
16 8.6
servitude
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31 8.9

Surface Forms

thralldom singular
thralldoms plural

Morphology

thralldom = thrall (transparent) = thrall + dom

Formed regularly from 'thrall' + '-dom' meaning the state or condition of being a thrall; the formation is a standard abstract-noun derivation even though 'thrall' is somewhat archaic.

Etymology

The word thralldom comes from an old Norse word thrall meaning 'slave', and the ending -dom, as in kingdom, means 'state of'. So thralldom is the 'state of' being a slave or under another person's control.