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

Derived forms: bondages

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

Encyclopedia: Bondage