slavery en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
Etymology
Etymology tree substrateder.? Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH-der.? Proto-Slavic *slov- Proto-Slavic *-ǫta Proto-Slavic *Slov-? Proto-Balto-Slavic *-ēnas Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Slavic *-inъ Proto-Slavic *-ěninъ Proto-Slavic *slověninъder. Ancient Greek Σκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)der. Byzantine Greek Σκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)bor. Late Latin Sclavus Medieval Latin sclavusbor. Old French esclavebor. Middle English sclave English slave Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Old French -ier Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Old French -ie Old French -eriebor. Middle English -erie English -ery English slavery From slave + -ery.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
THAT the Constitution does not confer upon Congress power to interfere with slavery in the States, has been admitted by all parties and confirmed by all judicial decisions ever since the origin of the Federal Government. This doctrine was emphatically recognized by the House of Representatives in the days of Washington, during the first session of the first Congress,* and has never since been seriously called in question. Hence, it became necessary for the abolitionists, in order to furnish a pretext for their assaults on Southern slavery, to appeal to a law higher than the Constitution. Slavery, according to them, was a grievous sin against God, and therefore no human Constitution could rightfully shield it from destruction. It was sinful to live in a political confederacy which tolerated slavery in any of the States composing it;[...]
1866, James Buchanan, Mr. Buchanan's Administration on the Eve of the Rebellion, New York: D. Appleton and Company, →OCLC, →OL, page 9:modern slavery
The film portrays the brutality of slavery.
Slavery was abolished in the nineteenth century.
Thus Django becomes the carrier of the “public use of one's reason”—the Kantian road to enlightenment given to him by the German “Forty-Eighter” dentist–turned-bounty hunter Dr. “King” Schultz, and represents the fictive, allohistorical beginning of the battle against slavery and racism in the United States.
2014 July 31, Oliver C. Speck, editor, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained: The Continuation of Metacinema, Bloomsbury, →ISBN, page 25:abolition of slavery
slavery system
- (uncountable, usually) Forced labor in general, regardless of legality.
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(uncountable, usually) A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
If you wil willingly remaine with me, You ſhall haue honors, as your merits be: Or els you ſhal be forc’d with ſlauerie.
c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act (please specify |act=I or II), scene ii:Our victories on Voeld are only the beginning of what we can achieve, but we can't defeat the enemy without your help. If you're tired of living in fear, if you believe we were meant for something greater than slavery, if you're willing to stand up and fight: you'll find a new family in the Resistance.
2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: The Resistance Needs Volunteers:
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(figuratively, uncountable, usually) A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
Man seeks for gold in mines that he may weave / A lasting chain for his own slavery.
1818, Percy Bysshe Shelley, The Revolt of Islam, canto 8, stanza 16:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| slaveries | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
neo-slavery · postslavery · proslaveryism · debt slavery · sexual slavery · preslavery · geoslavery · wage slavery · technoslavery · pseudoslavery · wagery · proslavery · sell into slavery · white slavery · bondslavery · chattel slavery · antislavery
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Translations (192)
da slaveri (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · om garbummaa (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sl suženjstvo (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ang þēowet (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ota اسیرلك (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · mt skjavitù (institution or practice of owning human beings) · si වහල්භාවය (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ang þēowet (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · hi बंदगी (institution or practice of owning human beings) · tl pagkaalipin (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · pt escravidão (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · tt коллык (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ca esclavitud (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · kn ಗುಲಾಮಗಿರಿ (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ru ра́бство (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ang þēowet (institution or practice of owning human beings) · te బానిసత్వం (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · pa ਗ਼ੁਲਾਮੀ (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · fr esclavage (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · hy ստրկություն (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · gd òglachas (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · tl pagkaalipin (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · vo slaf (institution or practice of owning human beings) · vi chế độ nô lệ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · de Sklaverei (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · izh orjus (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · mr गुलामगिरी (institution or practice of owning human beings) · alt кулдук (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ca esclavatge (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · da slaveri (institution or practice of owning human beings) · gd tràillealachd (institution or practice of owning human beings) · kmr xulamî (institution or practice of owning human beings) · et orjapidamine (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sv slaveri (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · izh orjus (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · sh ròpstvo (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · vo slaf (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · mk ропство (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fi orjuus (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · pt escravidão (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · az quldarlıq (institution or practice of owning human beings) · te దాసితనము (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fr esclavage (institution or practice of owning human beings) · de Sklaverei (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · pl niewola (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ps بردګي (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sh ròpstvo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sh ро̀пство (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ps بندګي (institution or practice of owning human beings) · pt escravatura (institution or practice of owning human beings) · lv verdzība (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ru ра́бство (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · txb mañiññe (institution or practice of owning human beings) · tl pagkaalipin (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sl suženjstvo (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ka მონობა (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ru нево́ля (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · az əsarət (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · es esclavitud (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · bg ро́бство (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · sq skllavëri (institution or practice of owning human beings) · cs otroctví (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · lo ລະບອບຂ້າທາດ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · uk ра́бство (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ko 노예 제도 (institution or practice of owning human beings) · enm thraldom (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · sw utumwa (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · yi שקלאַפֿערײַ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · el δουλεία (institution or practice of owning human beings) · nl slavernij (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ps غلامي (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ca esclavatge (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ru нево́ля (institution or practice of owning human beings) · cmn 奴隸制度 /奴隶制度 (institution or practice of owning human beings) · da slaveri (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · am ባርነት (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fo trældómur (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ht esklavaj (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fa غلامداری (institution or practice of owning human beings) · bn দাসত্ব (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ar عُبُودِيَّة (institution or practice of owning human beings) · bn দাসত্ব (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · uz qullik (institution or practice of owning human beings) · et orjus (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · fa غلامی (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sv slaveri (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · sh ро̀пство (institution or practice of owning human beings) · got 𐍃𐌺𐌰𐌻𐌺𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (institution or practice of owning human beings) · cs otroctví (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · sk otrokárstvo (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · pdt Sklowarie (institution or practice of owning human beings) · tg ғуломдорӣ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ca esclavitud (institution or practice of owning human beings) · gl escravitude (institution or practice of owning human beings) · bn দাসত্ব (institution or practice of owning human beings) · cs otrokářství (institution or practice of owning human beings) · nb slaveri (institution or practice of owning human beings) · mi ponongatanga (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · it schiavismo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · te బానిసత్వము (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · tg ғуломӣ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fa بردهداری (institution or practice of owning human beings) · is þrælahald (institution or practice of owning human beings) · vo slaf (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · lv verdzība (institution or practice of owning human beings) · et orjus (institution or practice of owning human beings) · srn katibo (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · pl niewola (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · bo བཀོལ་གཅོད (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ota اسیرلك (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · enm thraldom (institution or practice of owning human beings) · th ความเป็นทาส (institution or practice of owning human beings) · hy ստրկություն (institution or practice of owning human beings) · pt escravidão (institution or practice of owning human beings) · lv verdzība (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ab атәра́ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ga sclábhaíocht (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · hy ստրկատիրություն (institution or practice of owning human beings) · es esclavitud (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · la servitium (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · sv slaveri (institution or practice of owning human beings) · srn katibo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · pa ਦਾਸਤਾ (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · din ɣɔɔc de kɔc (institution or practice of owning human beings) · mn боолчлол (institution or practice of owning human beings) · es esclavitud (institution or practice of owning human beings) · nl slavernij (institution or practice of owning human beings) · el δουλεία (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · kk құлдық (institution or practice of owning human beings) · it schiavitù (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · grc δουλεία (institution or practice of owning human beings) · hi ग़ुलामी (institution or practice of owning human beings) · la servitūdō (institution or practice of owning human beings) · grc ἀνδραποδωδία (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · te దాస్యము (institution or practice of owning human beings) · hu rabszolgaság (institution or practice of owning human beings) · tr kölelik (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ja 奴隷制度 (institution or practice of owning human beings) · gd tràillealachd (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · el δουλεία (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · fi orjuus (institution or practice of owning human beings) · la servitus (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · fr esclavage (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · eo sklaveco (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ast esclavitú (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ug قۇللۇق (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ota اسیرلك (institution or practice of owning human beings) · uz quldorlik (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fi orjuus (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · et orjus (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ka მონათმფლობელობა (institution or practice of owning human beings) · he עַבדוּת (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ms perhambaan (institution or practice of owning human beings) · pl niewolnictwo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · enm thraldom (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · uk ра́бство (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ro sclavie (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ckb بەندەگی (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ro sclavie (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · bg ро́бство (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ro robie (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sw utumwa (institution or practice of owning human beings) · txb mañiññe (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ar رِقّ (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ht esklavaj (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ur غلامی (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ml അടിമത്തം (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · de Sklaverei (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ro sclavie (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sd غلامي (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · sl suženjstvo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · srn katibo (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · ta அடிமை முறை (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ru ра́бство (institution or practice of owning human beings) · th ความเป็นทาส (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · is þrælahald (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · lt vergovė (institution or practice of owning human beings) · be ра́бства (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · gd tràillealachd (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · ta அடிமை முறை (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · et orjandus (institution or practice of owning human beings) · bo བཀོལ་སྤྱོད (institution or practice of owning human beings) · izh orjus (institution or practice of owning human beings) · hi दासप्रथा (institution or practice of owning human beings) · be ра́бства (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ka მონობა (condition in which one is captivated or subjugated) · eo sklaveco (institution or practice of owning human beings) · ky кулчулук (institution or practice of owning human beings) · sk otrokárstvo (institution or practice of owning human beings) · fa بردگی (institution or practice of owning human beings) · am ባርነት (condition of servitude endured by a slave) · hy ստրկություն (condition of servitude endured by a slave)