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captivity

English

Etymology

Middle English captivite, from Latin capt?vit?s; synchronically analyzable as captive +? -ity. Entered into the English lexicon around the 14th century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kæp?t?v?ti/
  • Hyphenation: cap?tiv?i?ty

Noun

captivity (countable and uncountable, plural captivities)

  1. The state of being captive.
  2. (obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
  3. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.

Translations

See also

  • captive
  • captor

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vassalage

English

Etymology

From Old French vassalage (French vasselage), from vassal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?væs?l?d??/

Noun

vassalage (countable and uncountable, plural vassalages)

  1. The state of being a vassal.
    • 1609, William Shakespeare, Sonnet 26:
      Lord of my love, to whom in vassalage
      Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit ...

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