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subjection

Roget category 749

5. Words relating to the voluntary powers
5.6. General intersocial volition
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#749. Subjection

noun

subjectiondependence, dependencysubordinationthrall, thralldom, thraldom, enthrallment, subjugation, bondage, serfdomfeudalism, feudalityvassalage, villenageslavery, enslavement, involuntary servitudeconquest.
serviceservitude, servitorshiptendence, employ, tutelage, clientshipliability etc. 177constraint etc. 751oppression etc. (severity) 739yoke etc. (means of restraint) 752submission etc. 725obedience etc. 743.

verb

be subject etc. adj. — be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy ofdepend upon, lean upon, hang uponfall a prey to, fall underplay second fiddle.
be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a footballnot dare to say one's soul is his owndrag a chain.
serve etc. 746obey etc. 743submit etc. 725.
break in, tamesubject, subjugatemaster etc. 731tread down, tread under footweigh downdrag at one's chariot wheelsreduce to subjection, reduce to slaveryenthrall, inthrall, bethrallenslave, lead captivetake into custody etc. (restrain) 751rule etc. 737drive into a corner, hold at the sword's pointkeep underhold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.

adjective

subject, dependent, subordinatefeudal, feudatoryin subjection to, under controlin leading strings, in harnesssubjected, enslaved etc. v. — constrained etc. 751downtroddenoverborne, overwhelmedunder the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpeckedthe puppet of, the sport of, the plaything ofunder one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumba slave toat the mercy ofin the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches ofat the feet ofat one's beck and call etc. (obedient) 743liable etc. 177parasiticalstipendiary.

adverb

under.

phrase

slaves - in a land of light and law" [Whittier].

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