slavery B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ See IPA manual Freq #8054 Meanings 1 noun The system of owning people as property and forcing them to work. The country fought a long war over the abolition of slavery. 2 noun The condition of being a slave. They were born into slavery and never knew freedom. 3 noun Very hard work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay. Working sixteen hours a day for almost nothing was little better than slavery. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the system of owning people... slaveholding 2 noun · the condition of being a... bondagethrall Word family Derived forms antislaverybondslaverygeoslaveryneo-slaverypostslaverypreslaveryproslaveryproslaveryismpseudoslaverytechnoslaverywagery Etymology From slave + -ery. Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # slavery **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsleɪvəɹi/ **Frequency rank:** 8054 ## Meanings 1. The system of owning people as property and forcing them to work. 2. The condition of being a slave. 3. Very hard work done under harsh conditions for little or no pay. ## Examples - The country fought a long war over the abolition of slavery. - They were born into slavery and never knew freedom. - Working sixteen hours a day for almost nothing was little better than slavery. ## Derived Forms - antislavery - bondslavery - geoslavery - neo-slavery - postslavery - preslavery - proslavery - proslaveryism - pseudoslavery - technoslavery - wagery ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -ery - place ## Etymology From slave + -ery. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown