n. [ Icel. &unr_;rældōmr. See Thrall, and -dom. ] The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of servitude.
Women are born to thraldom and penance
And to be under man's governance. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]