bondage meaning and definition

BONDAGE noun

Definition of bondage (noun)

1. the state of being under the control of a force or influence or abstract power
   • "he was in bondage to fear:; "he sought release from his bondage to Satan"; "a self freed from the bondage of time"
2. the state of being under the control of another person
   • synonyms: slavery, thraldom, thrall, thralldom
3. sexual practice that involves physically restraining (by cords or handcuffs) one of the partners