captivity, n.
(captivities)
freq. cnt. 3
(captivities)
freq. cnt. 3
the state of being imprisoned
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
captivity immurement imprisonment incarceration
sample sentences
"he was held in captivity until he died""the imprisonment of captured soldiers"
"his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"
"he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
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the state of being a slave
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
captivity enslavement
sample sentences
"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare
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