BONDAGE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Bondage

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Anglo-Latin bondagium, from Middle English bond ‘serf’ (earlier ‘peasant, householder’), from Old Norse bóndi ‘tiller of the soil’, based on búa ‘dwell’; influenced in sense by bond

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈbɒndɪdʒ
Dialects: British English
Definition:

the state of being a slave

Short Definition:

state of being slave

Examples:
  • the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt's bondage
  • the bondage of drug addiction
Definition:

sexual practice that involves the tying up or restraining of one partner.

Short Definition:

sexual practice that involves tying up or restraining of one partner

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