Captivity

Captivity
Captivity Cap*tiv"i*ty, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivit['e].] 1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner. [1913 Webster]

More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage. [1913 Webster]

Sink in the soft captivity together. --Addison.

Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom. [1913 Webster]


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