thralldom

noun

thrall·​dom

variants or thraldom

ˈthrȯldəm 

plural -s

: the condition of a thrall : slavery, bondage

from this world's thralldom to the joys of heaven

—Shakespeare

Word History

Etymology

Middle English thraldom, from thral thrall + -dom

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Rhymes for thralldom

• thraldom