bondage

noun

sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners

the state of being under the control of another person

the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power

Roots

bondabond- · Old Norse · serf, householder (tenant farmer)aticum-age · Latin · state, condition

Synonyms for bondage

thralldomn slaveryn thralln servituden enslavementn serfdomn helotryadj serfhoodn peonagen subjugationn subjectionn

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