thrall
a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like: He was the thrall of morbid fantasies.
a person held in bondage or slavery.
Archaic. to put or hold in thralldom; enslave.
Archaic. subjected to bondage; enslaved.
Origin of thrall
1Other words from thrall
- un·thralled, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for thrall
/ (θrɔːl) /
Also called: thraldom, (US) thralldom (ˈθrɔːldəm) the state or condition of being in the power of another person
a person who is in such a state
a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc
(tr) to enslave or dominate
Origin of thrall
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