/ ˈbɒndɪdʒ; NAmE ˈbɑːn-/ noun
1.
( old-fashioned or formal ) the state of being a slave or prisoner
SYN slavery : ( figurative )
women's liberation from the bondage of domestic life
2.
the practice of being tied with ropes, chains, etc. in order to gain sexual pleasure
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Anglo-Latin bondagium , from Middle English bond serf (earlier peasant, householder ), from Old Norse bóndi tiller of the soil, based on búa dwell; influenced in sense by bond .