Antonyms for slavery

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sley-vuh-ree, sleyv-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv ri

Definition of slavery

Origin : 1550s, "severe toil, hard work, drudgery;" from slave (v.) + -ery. Meaning "state of servitude" is from 1570s; meaning "keeping or holding of slaves" is from 1728.

noun state of working under duress or without freedom

Example sentences :

It was asserted that the system was only slavery under another name.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

To be the slave of a husband was the worst of all slavery except self-slavery!
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

And certainly, when work is made detestable by slavery, there is no art.
Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw

"And so is your slavery," said Tetreius, and his eyes shone.
Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

From Maine to Florida, gentlemen, the answer must be the same, slavery.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

But so long as slavery is tolerated, no such peace can exist.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Governor Bernard threw his influence on the side of slavery.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Slavery is a hard lot, and many do account it worse than death.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume V (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Deprived of slavery, they are like wasps that have lost their stings.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Ours is a government of opinion, and slavery is interwoven with it.
Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier

Synonyms for slavery

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