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1 slavery
1) (the state of being a slave.) slave2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) slaveri3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) slaveri* * *1) (the state of being a slave.) slave2) (the system of ownership of slaves.) slaveri3) (very hard and badly-paid work: Her job is sheer slavery.) slaveri -
2 slavery
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3 bondage
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4 emancipate
[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) frigøre; frigive* * *[i'mænsipeit](to set free from slavery or other strict or unfair control.) frigøre; frigive -
5 liberty
['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihed2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihed3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) frihed•- take the liberty of* * *['libəti]1) (freedom from captivity or from slavery: He ordered that all prisoners should be given their liberty.) frihed2) (freedom to do as one pleases: Children have a lot more liberty now than they used to.) frihed3) ((especially with take) too great freedom of speech or action: I think it was (taking) a liberty to ask her such a question!) frihed•- take the liberty of -
6 slave
[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) slave2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) slave2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) slave; slide og slæbe- slavery* * *[sleiv] 1. noun1) (a person who works for a master to whom he belongs: In the nineteenth century many Africans were sold as slaves in the United States.) slave2) (a person who works very hard for someone else: He has a slave who types his letters and organizes his life for him.) slave2. verb(to work very hard, often for another person: I've been slaving away for you all day while you sit and watch television.) slave; slide og slæbe- slavery -
7 yoke
[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) åg2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) åg3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) åg; byrde4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) skulderstykke2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) binde* * *[jəuk] 1. noun1) (a wooden frame placed over the necks of oxen to hold them together when they are pulling a cart etc.) åg2) (a frame placed across a person's shoulders, for carrying buckets etc.) åg3) (something that weighs people down, or prevents them being free: the yoke of slavery.) åg; byrde4) (the part of a garment that fits over the shoulders and round the neck: a black dress with a white yoke.) skulderstykke2. verb(to join with a yoke: He yoked the oxen to the plough.) binde
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slavery — ► NOUN 1) the state of being a slave. 2) the practice or system of owning slaves … English terms dictionary
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