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1thrall

noun \ˈthrȯl\

Definition of THRALL

1
a :  a servant slave :  bondman; also :  serf
b :  a person in moral or mental servitude
2
a :  a state of servitude or submission <in thrall to his emotions>
b :  a state of complete absorption <mountains could hold me in thrall with a subtle attraction of their own — Elyne Mitchell>
— thrall adjective
— thrall·dom or thral·dom \ˈthrȯl-dəm\ noun
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Origin of THRALL

Middle English thral, from Old English thræl, from Old Norse thræll
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to THRALL

Synonyms
bondman (also bondsman), chattel, slave
Antonyms
freeman

Rhymes with THRALL

all, awl, ball, bawl, brawl, call, caul, crawl, doll, drawl, fall, gall, hall, haul, kraal, mall, maul, moll, pall, pawl, Saul, scall, scrawl, shawl, small, spall, sprawl, squall, stall, tall, trawl, wall, yawl

2thrall

transitive verb

Definition of THRALL

archaic
:  enthrall, enslave

First Known Use of THRALL

13th century

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