[bon-dij] 
| 1. | slavery or involuntary servitude; serfdom. |
| 2. | the state of being bound by or subjected to some external power or control. |
| 3. | the state or practice of being physically restrained, as by being tied up, chained, or put in handcuffs, for sexual gratification. |
| 4. | Early English Law. personal subjection to the control of a superior; villeinage. |
| bond·age (bŏn'dĭj) n.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Middle English bonde, serf, from Old English bōnda, husbandman, from Old Norse bōndi, present participle of būa, to live; see bheuə- in Indo-European roots.] |
Bondage
of Israel in Egypt (Ex. 2:23, 25; 5), which is called the "house of bondage" (13:3; 20:2). This word is used also with reference to the captivity in Babylon (Isa. 14:3), and the oppression of the Persian king (Ezra 9:8, 9).
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