Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thraldom

/ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.03 in modern English

Syllables: thral-dom
IPA: /ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For ye into like thraldome me did throw, And kept from complishing the faith which I did owe."
"Beauteous Penthea […] is novv ſo yoak'd / To a moſt barbarous thraldome, miſery, / Affliction, that [s]he ſauors not humanity."
"The wretched thraldom was over,—and what had it left?"

Etymology

From Middle English thraldom, þraldom. Compare Danish trældom, Norwegian trelldom, Swedish träldom. By surface analysis, thral(l) + -dom.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: thraldom

Usage

Inflected Forms

thraldoms (plural) thraldome (alternative, obsolete) thralldom (alternative)

Synonyms

thrall bondage slavery thralldom

Questions

How do you pronounce thraldom?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈθɹɔːl.dəm/.
What does thraldom mean?: A state of bondage, slavery, or subjugation to another person.
Where does thraldom come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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