English dictionary

servitude

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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

state of subjection to an owner or master or forced labor imposed as punishment

noun.state

Examples
Penal servitude.

Source: WordNet 3.0
The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a master; the condition of being bound to service; the condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of slavish dependence.

noun

Source: webster1913