Meanings
nounenslavement (countable and uncountable, plural enslavements)
plural enslavements
- countableuncountableThe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
I should like to take this opportunity to express my wish for success and victory in our struggle against Communism and enslavement and for freedom and peace.
1973 July 22 [1973 July 17], Chiang Kai-shek, “President Chiang Kai-shek's message to the mass rally supporting Captive Nations Week”, in Free China Weekly, volume XIV, number 28, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 1, column 4
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Italic*en
- Proto-Italic*en-
- Latinin-
- Old Frenchen-
- Middle Englishen-
- Englishen-
- Ancient GreekΣκλαβηνός (Sklabēnós)
- Medieval GreekΣκλᾰ́βος (Sklắbos)
- Late LatinSclavus
- Medieval Latinsclavus
- Old Frenchesclave
- Middle Englishsclave
- Englishslave
- Englishenslave
- Englishenslavement
Translations
Bulgarian поробване
- поробване (porobvane)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Catalan esclavització
- esclavitzacióthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Chinese Mandarin 奴役
- 奴役 (núyì)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Czech zotročení
- zotročeníthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Finnish orjuutus
- orjuutusthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
French asservissement, esclavage
- asservissementthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- esclavagethe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- esclavagisationthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
German Versklavung
- Versklavungthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Greek δουλεία, υποδούλωση
- δουλεία (douleía)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- υποδούλωση (ypodoúlosi)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- σκλάβωμα (sklávoma)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Māori ponongatanga, whakapononga
- ponongatangathe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- whakaponongathe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- whakarōrāthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- whakaponongatangathe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Polish zniewolenie
- zniewoleniethe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Russian порабоще́ние
- порабоще́ние (poraboščénije)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Spanish esclavización
- esclavizaciónthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Swedish förslavning
- förslavningthe act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Ukrainian поневолювання, поневолення
- поневолювання (ponevoljuvannja)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
- поневолення (ponevolennja)the act of enslaving or the state of being a slave; bondage
Cite this entry
APA
enslavement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enslavement
MLA
“enslavement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enslavement. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “enslavement,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/enslavement.
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