Synonyms: slaveholding, slavery
Definition: the practice of owning slaves
Similar words: practice, pattern
Definition: a customary way of operation or behavior
Usage: it is their practice to give annual raises; they changed their dietary pattern
Synonyms: slavery
Definition: work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay
Similar words: labor, labour, toil
Definition: productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
Usage: his labor did not require a great deal of skill
Synonyms: thraldom, thrall, thralldom, slavery, bondage
Definition: the state of being under the control of another person
Similar words: subjection, subjugation
Definition: forced submission to control by others