1. The state of being under the control of another person
   "The workers lived in bondage to the factory owners";
   - slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom
    
2. The state of being under the control of a force, influence or abstract power
   "a self freed from the bondage of time"; "he was in bondage to fear"; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"
    
3. Sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
   "They explored bondage as part of their intimate relationship"

Derived forms: bondages

Type of: sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, subjection, subjugation

Encyclopedia: Bondage