bond·age

bond·age
/ˈbɑːndıʤ/ noun [noncount]
1 formal + literary : the state of being a slave :slavery

He delivered the slaves from bondage. [=he freed the slaves]

a population held/kept in bondage

— often used figuratively

He struggled in the bondage of drug addiction.

2 : sexual activity that involves tying a person up for pleasure

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