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bondage

noun bond·age \ˈbän-dij\

: the state of being a slave

: sexual activity that involves tying a person up for pleasure

Full Definition of BONDAGE

1
:  the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave
2
:  a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): as
a :  captivity, serfdom
b :  servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force <young people in bondage to drugs>
3
:  sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner
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Origin of BONDAGE

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century

Related to BONDAGE

Synonyms
slavery, enslavement, servility, servitude, thrall, thralldom (or thraldom), yoke
Antonyms
freedom, liberty

Other Government and Politics Terms

agent provocateur, agitprop, autarky, cabal, egalitarianism, federalism, hegemony, plenipotentiary, popular sovereignty, socialism
BONDAGE Defined for Kids

bondage

noun bond·age \ˈbän-dij\

Definition of BONDAGE for Kids

:  the state of being a slave

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