thrall

¹thrall

noun \ˈthrȯl\

Definition of THRALL

1

a : a servant slave : bondman; also : serf b : a person in moral or mental servitude

2

a : a state of servitude or submission <in thrall to his emotions> b : a state of complete absorption <mountains could hold me in thrall with a subtle attraction of their own — Elyne Mitchell>

— thrall adjective

— thrall·dom or thral·dom \ˈthrȯl-dəm\ noun

Examples of THRALL

1. <I'm not your thrall, so you'll have to pick up after yourself.>
2. <a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years>

Origin of THRALL

Middle English thral, from Old English thræl, from Old Norse thræll

First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THRALL

Synonyms: bondman (also bondsman), chattel, slave

Antonyms: freeman

Related Words: bondwoman (also bondswoman), odalisque; helot, serf; bond servant, indentured servant; attendant, domestic, drudge, handmaiden (also handmaid), lackey, menial, servant, slavey

Near Antonyms: freedman, freedwoman; enslaver, slave driver, slaveholder, slaver; master, taskmaster

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Rhymes with THRALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, trawl, wall, yawl