slavery

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1. slavery - Noun

2. slavery - Adjective

The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another.

A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will.

The holding of slaves.

Source: Webster's dictionary

bondage captivity servitude enslavement slaveholding thrall thralldom vassalage thraldom drudge work labour serfdom travail durance

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liberty bliss deliverance amnesty play away

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practice labour pattern labor subjugation toil

serfdom servitude serfhood bonded labor vassalage

slaveries

When work is a pleasure, life is a joy! When work is a duty, life is slavery. Maxim Gorky

A great fortune is a great slavery. Seneca

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength. George Orwell

Poverty is slavery. Somali Proverb

Voluntary work is better than slavery. Nigerian Proverb

It's better to eat a mushroom in freedom than to eat meat in slavery. African Proverb