Dictionary 1. (n.) The state of being a captive or a prisoner.2. (n.) A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. Thesaurus absolutism bond service bondage close arrest confinement control custody debt slavery deprivation of freedom detention disenfranchisement disfranchisement domination durance durance vile duress enslavement enthrallment feudalism feudality helotism helotry house arrest immuration immurement imprisonment incarceration indentureship internment jailing peonage restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude slavery subjection subjugation term of imprisonment thrall thralldom tyranny vassalage villenage |