Noun: captivity kap'ti-vu-tee
- The state of being imprisoned
"he was held in captivity until he died";
- imprisonment, incarceration, immurement
- The state of being a slave
"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity";
- enslavement
Derived forms: captivities
Type of: confinement, subjection, subjugation
Encyclopedia: Captivity