/kap tiv"i tee/ , n. , pl. captivities .
1. the state or period of being held, imprisoned, enslaved, or confined.
2. ( cap. ) See Babylonian captivity .
[ 1275-1325; ME captivite ( captivitas. See CAPTIVE, -ITY ]
Syn. 1. bondage, servitude, slavery, thralldom, subjection; imprisonment, confinement, incarceration.
Ant. 1. freedom.