The state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power.

The state of being under the control of another person.

synonyms: slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom.

Roget 749: subjection; dependence, dependency; subordination; thrall, thralldom, thraldom, enthrallment, subjugation, bondage, serfdom; feudalism, feudality^†; vassalage, villenage; slavery, enslavement, involuntary servitude; conquest.    service; servitude, servitorship^†; tendence^†, employ, tutelage, clientship^†; liability etc. 177; constraint etc. 751; oppression etc. (severity) 739; yoke etc. (means of restraint) 752; submission etc. 725; obedience etc. 743.    ... show more

Dutch: onderworpen, tot slaaf gemaakt, knechtschap, lijfeigenschap, slavendienst, slavernij
Polish: niewola

Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners.