BONDAGE


Meaning of BONDAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈbän-dij ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English

Date: 14th century

1. : the tenure or service of a villein, serf, or slave

2. : a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or mastery): as

a. : captivity , serfdom

b. : servitude or subjugation to a controlling person or force

young people in bondage to drugs

3. : sadomasochistic sexual practices involving the physical restraint of one partner

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.