slavery
noun
- institution of treating people as property
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈslævəɹi/ / /ˈslævɹi/ / /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ / /ˈsleɪvɹi/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъbor. Byzantine Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave English -er English slaver English -y English slavery From slaver + -y.
- Covered in slaver; slobbery.
“The giant snow bear, the wolf with slavery jaws or the claws of the silent great cats were all a part. Creatures of man's oldest nightmares were the other side of that face.”
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъbor. Byzantine Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English slavery From slave + -ery.
- An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
“abolition of slavery”
“modern slavery”
- Forced labor in general, regardless of legality.
- A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
“If you wil willingly remaine with me, You ſhall haue honors, as your merits be: Or els you ſhal be forc’d with ſlauerie.”
“Our victories on Voeld are only the beginning of what we can achieve, but we can't defeat the enemy without your help. If you're tired of living in fear, if you believe we were meant for something greater than slavery, if you're willing to stand up and fight: you'll find a new family in the Resistance.”
- A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
“Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.”