Noun: enslavement en'sleyv-munt or in'sleyv-munt
- The state of being a slave
"So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his enslavement";
- captivity
- The act of making slaves of your captives
"The historical account detailed the brutal enslavement of indigenous populations"
Derived forms: enslavements
Type of: capture, gaining control, seizure, subjection, subjugation
Encyclopedia: Enslavement