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Synonyms for slavery

Grammar : Noun
Spell : sley-vuh-ree, sleyv-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsleɪ və ri, ˈsleɪv ri

Top 10 synonyms for slavery
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Définition 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

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