enslavement

the state of being a slave having known the misery of enslavement first hand, Frederick Douglass went on devote his life to the cause of making others free Synonyms bondage, slavery, servility, servitude, thrall, thralldom (or thraldom), yokeRelated Words peonage, serfdom; dependence (also dependance), subjection, subjugation; captivity, enchainment, imprisonment, incarcerationNear Antonyms emancipation, enfranchisement, liberation, manumission; autonomy, independence, self-government, sovereignty (also sovranty)Antonyms freedom, liberty