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Captivity

Captivity Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Captivity? [n] the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare [n] the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Captivity: enslavement \| immurement \| imprisonment \| incarceration Related Terms \| Find terms related to Captivity: 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 \| helotism \| helotry \| house arrest \| immuration \| immurement \| imprisonment \| incarceration \| indentureship \| internment \| jailing \| peonage \| restraint \| serfdom \| serfhood \| servility \| servitude \| slavery \| subjection \| subjugation \| term of imprisonment \| thrall \| thralldom \| tyranny \| vassalage \| villenage See Also \| bondage \| confinement \| durance \| internment \| life imprisonment \| peonage \| slavery \| subjection \| subjugation \| thraldom \| thrall \| thralldom Captivity In Webster's Dictionary \Captiv"ity\, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivit['e].] 1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. --Dryden. 2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. --Addison. Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

Captivity Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Captivity?

[n] the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
[n] the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Captivity: enslavement | immurement | imprisonment | incarceration

Captivity In Webster's Dictionary

\Cap*tiv"i*ty\, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F.
captivit['e].]
1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

         More celebrated in his captivity that in his
         greatest triumphs.                    --Dryden.

2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or
   affections; bondage.

         Sink in the soft captivity together.  --Addison.

Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection;
     servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

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