thrall

• Zustand, in dem jemand unter der Kontrolle eines anderen steht oder sich in Sklaverei bzw. Knechtschaft befindet; auch die Person selbst, die sich in einem solchen Abhängigkeits- oder Unterwerfungsverhältnis befindet.

A noun referring to the state of being under the control of another person, or a person who is held in bondage or servitude.

1. State of being controlledC1formal

   The condition of being completely under the power or influence of someone or something.

   Zustand der Knechtschaft

   • The country was held in thrall by the dictator for decades.
   • She was in thrall to her own ambition.
   • The audience was held in thrall by the speaker's powerful words.

   Synonymebondagecaptivityenslavementservitudeslaverysubjectionsubjugationvassalage

   Antonymeautonomyfreedomindependencelibertymastery

2. A person in bondageC2formal

   A person who is enslaved or held in captivity; a servant or slave.

   Sklave

   • The king's thralls worked the fields from dawn until dusk.
   • He was treated as a thrall, with no rights of his own.
   • The ancient epic tells of a hero who freed the thralls from their chains.

   Synonymebondsmanserfslavevassal

   Antonymefreemanliberatormasterowner