bondage: Meaning and Definition of
bond•age
Pronunciation: (bon'dij), [key]
— n.
- slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom.
- the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control.
- the state or practice of being physically restrained, as by being tied up, chained, or put in handcuffs, for sexual gratification.
- personal subjection to the control of a superior; villeinage.
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