bondage
bond·age
noun \ˈbän-dij\Definition of BONDAGE
1
: the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave
2
3
: sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner
Examples of BONDAGE
- a population held in bondage
- <the Civil War ended over 200 years of bondage for black Africans in America>
Origin of BONDAGE
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century
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