as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
the joy that emancipation must have brought to people who had known only servility since birth
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Noun
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Politico had recently published text messages leaked from a Young Republicans group chat that contained quips about Hitler, gas chambers, slavery, and rape.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026 -
Tarver, who is Black, took exception to Arena comparing tipped wages to slavery, a comparison that Johnson, who is also Black, has also made in the past.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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Like the Lenten journey, the onset of Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from Egyptian servitude, the onset of a 40-year march homeward to the land of promise.—
Michael Pfleger,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Ten Commandments are about God having taken the initiative to rescue the Hebrew people from forced servitude.—
James Coffin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Servility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servility. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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