captivity
noun
1 captivity
The state of being imprisoned:
— He was held in captivity until he died.
synonyms: immurement, imprisonment, incarceration.
Roget 751: restraint; hindrance etc. 706; coercion etc. (compulsion) 744; cohibition†, constraint, repression, suppression; discipline, control. ... show more
Dutch: opsluiting, detentie, gevangenschap
Polish: kiblowanie, siedzenie za kratkami, siedzenie
2 captivity
The state of being a slave:
— So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity.
synonym: enslavement.
Polish: niewola, niewolnictwo
Moby thesaurus: absolutism, bond service, bondage, close arrest, confinement, control, custody, debt slavery, deprivation of freedom, detention, disenfranchisement, disfranchisement, domination, durance, durance vile, duress, enslavement, enthrallment, feudalism, feudality ... show more.
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