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
- 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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