thrall

• Sustantivo que designa el estado de estar bajo el control de otra persona, o una persona que se encuentra en servidumbre o condición de esclavitud.

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.

   Estado de estar bajo control

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbondagecaptivityenslavementservitudeslaverysubjectionsubjugationvassalage

   Antónimosautonomyfreedomindependencelibertymastery

2. A person in bondageC2formal

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

   Persona en servidumbre

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbondsmanserfslavevassal

   Antónimosfreemanliberatormasterowner