Synonyms: captivity, enslavement
Definition: the state of being a slave
Usage: So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity--Shakespeare
Similar words: subjection, subjugation
Definition: forced submission to control by others
Synonyms: captivity, immurement, imprisonment, incarceration
Definition: the state of being imprisoned
Usage: he was held in captivity until he died; the imprisonment of captured soldiers; his ignominious incarceration in the local jail; he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon