Slāv'er-y, n.

n. [See SLAVE.] The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another.

Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! Sterne.

I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future mischief. Washington.

Synonyms—Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement; captivity; bond-service; vassalage.