n. 1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf. 2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence. 3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification. 4. Villeinage. [Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Middle English bonde, serf, from Old English bōnda, husbandman, from Old Norse bōndi, present participle of būa, to live; see bheuə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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