thrall
thrall
Definition
thrall (t̸hrôl)
noun
- Literary a slave or bondman
- a person under the moral or psychological domination of someone or something
- the condition of being enslaved or dominated, often in a psychological way; thralldom
Etymology: ME thral < OE thræl < ON thræll < Gmc *thranhilaz, lit., the constrained one < IE base *trenk-, to shove, press hard > throng
transitive verb
Archaic to enslave
adjective
Archaic enslaved
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Synonyms
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Usage Examples
thrall Quotes
No princely pomp, no wealthy store, No force to win the victory, No wily wit to salve a sore, No shape to feed each gazing eye; To none of these I yield as thrall. For why my mind doth serve for all.
Browse dictionary entries near thrall
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- Thousand Islands
- Thousand Island dressing
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- thrasher
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- thrasonical
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- thrawn
- thread
- threadbare
- threader
