thrall

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /θɹɔːl/
• (America) IPA: /θɹɔl/, /θɹɑl/

Noun

thrall (plural thralls)

1. One who is enslaved or under mind control.
   • 14th century, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Physician's Tale,

     My servant, which that is my thrall by right

   • 1886-88, Richard F. Burton, The Supplemental Nights to the Thousand Nights and a Night:

     Hereat its Marid appeared and said to him, "Adsum! thy thrall between thy hands is come: ask of me whatso thou wantest."

2. (uncountable) The state of being under the control of another person.
3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.

Related terms

• thralldom

Translations

• French: esclave, servant
• German: Leibeigene
• Italian: essere schiavo
• Portuguese: servo, escravo
• Russian: невольник

Translations

• French: emprise, servitude
• Portuguese: jugo
• Russian: плен

Adjective

thrall

1. (archaic) Enthralled; captive.
   • 1536, Thomas Wyatt (poet), Satire I:

     Rather than to live thrall, under the awe

     Of lordly lokes, wrapped within my cloke […]

Verb

thrall (thralls, present participle thralling; past and past participle thralled)

1. To make a thrall; enslave.

Related terms

• enthrall

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Thrall

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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