slavery

Slavery — Slav er*y, n.; pl. {Slaveries}. [See 2d {Slave}.] 1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. [1913 Webster] Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Slavery —    Slavery played a minor role in ancient Egypt, contrary to modern expectations. There was no large scale exploitation of slavery. Most slaves were acquired as booty in war or to a lesser extent from the sale of criminals or debtors. Most slaves …   Ancient Egypt

slavery — index bondage, captivity, restraint, servitude, subjection, thrall Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

slavery — 1> рабство, положение раба Ex: to be sold in(to) slavery быть проданным в рабство 2> рабовладение 3> тяжелый подневольный труд 4> рабское подчинение привычке, желанию 5> угодничество, раболепие …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

slavery — noun 1) рабство 2) тяжелый подневольный труд …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Slavery — was often the fate of soldiers captured on a battlefield, as well as those captured at sea by pirates. The *AS enslaved many *Britons, most of whom worked on the land. Those who worked for the AS aristocracy within the house might well have had… …   Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases

slavery — /slay veuh ree, slayv ree/, n. 1. the condition of a slave; bondage. 2. the keeping of slaves as a practice or institution. 3. a state of subjection like that of a slave: He was kept in slavery by drugs. 4. severe toil; drudgery. [1545 55; SLAVE… …   Universalium

Slavery — Slave redirects here. For other uses, see Slave (disambiguation). Part of a series on …   Wikipedia

SLAVERY —    In Mesopotamia, slaves were mainly used in a domestic context and not in large scale public projects as in the Roman empire. The cuneiform sign for slave denotes a person “from the mountains,” which means a foreigner. Slaves could be prisoners …   Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia

slavery — ˈsleɪvərɪ сущ. 1) неволя, рабство to establish, introduce slavery ≈ устанавливать, вводить рабство to abolish slavery ≈ отменять рабство plantation slavery ≈ плантационное рабство white slavery 2) тяжелый …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь