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thrall

[ thrawl ]

noun

  1. a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like:

    He was the thrall of morbid fantasies.

  2. a person held in bondage or slavery.
  3. the condition of being in the power of something or someone; a state of subjugation or rapt absorption:

    We will receive no help from the media, who are for the most part in thrall to the political establishment.



verb (used with object)

  1. Archaic. to put or hold in thralldom; enslave.

adjective

  1. Archaic. subjected to bondage; enslaved.

thrall

/ θ°ùɔ˱ô /

noun

  1. Also calledthraldomUSthralldomˈθ°ùɔ˱ôdÉ™m the state or condition of being in the power of another person
  2. a person who is in such a state
  3. a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to enslave or dominate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thrall1

First recorded before 950; Middle English thral, thral(l)e, threl(l)e, Old English ³Ù³ó°ùÇ£±ô “bondman, slave, servant, thrall,†from Old Norse ³Ù³ó°ùÇ£±ôl “slave, servantâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of thrall1

Old English ³Ù³ó°ùÇ£±ô slave, from Old Norse ³Ù³ó°ùÇ£±ôl
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Example Sentences

The music industry had largely written her off - but in England, where pop was in thrall to American R&B, she still had some heavyweight fans.

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As his life neared its end, however, Spencer expressed disappointment at the direction the Republican Party had taken, with so many in Trump’s personal thrall.

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Prosecutor Iain Simkin KC told jurors: "Tiffany Render had become conditioned to obedience, was in thrall to the defendant and, irrespective of the risks to her own well-being, nevertheless visited him on March 22."

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It is more compelling than ever and will have the watching world in its thrall all over again on Friday.

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Ashbourne is also in thrall to her character, who has a tough exterior but a lust for life - and leopard print.

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