Definition of BONDAGE

bondage

Meanings

Plural: bondages

Noun

  • the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power; he sought release from his bondage to Satana self freed from the bondage of time"
    • "he was in bondage to fear:; "
  • the state of being under the control of another person
  • sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners
  • The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.
  • The state of lacking freedom; constraint.
  • The practice of physically restraining people for sexual pleasure, such as by tying up or shackling.
  • Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English bondage (“serfdom”), from British Medieval Latin bondagium (“an inferior tenure held by a bond or husbandman”), from Middle English bond (“tenant farmer, serf”), from Old English bonda (“householder, husband, head of a family”), of Old Norse origin. Sense development influenced by the unrelated terms bond and bind.

Antonyms

freedom

Scrabble Score: 11

bondage is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
bondage is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
bondage is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

bondage is a valid Words With Friends word