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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The French National Convention accepted this and abolished slavery throughout the empire.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026 -
In addition to the historic house and visitor center, the cottage hosts Students Opposing Slavery, a youth education program for students ages 14 to 24 that teaches both Lincoln’s legacy and contemporary issues of slavery.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 May 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 10 May. 2026.
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