- 1. n. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. Source: opted
- 2. n. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Source: opted
- 3. n. the state of being imprisoned Source: wordnet
- 4. n. the state of being a slave Source: wordnet
- 5. 1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. Dryden. 2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison. Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom. Source: webster
- 6. n:100 n. the state of being imprisoned Source: ecdict
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