Cap-tiv'i-ty, n.

n. [Fr. captivité, Pr. captivitat, Lat. captivitas.] 1. The state of being a prisoner, or of being in the power of an enemy, by force or the fate of war. More celebrated in his captivity than in his greatest triumphs. Dryden. 2. A state of being under control; subjection; bondage. Sink in the soft captivity together. Addison. Syn.—Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery.