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captivity

noun

the state of being a slave

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Word length
9
Starts with
C
Ends with
Y
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. the state of being a slave

    “{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity'}”

noun

  1. the state of being imprisoned

    “he was held in captivity until he died”

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{'source': 'Shakespeare', 'text': 'So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity'}
he was held in captivity until he died
the imprisonment of captured soldiers
his ignominious incarceration in the local jail
he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon

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