>Slavery doesn't come only through the form of physical subjugation from diction...

DanBC · on Aug 11, 2020

Use a better dictionary.

slavery, n. (ˈsleɪvərɪ)Forms: 6-7 slauerie, 6-8 slaverie, 7 slauery, 7- slavery.[f. slave n. 1 + -ery. Cf. MDu. slaverie (Du. slavernij), LG. slaverei (Da. slaveri, Sw. slafveri), G. scl-, sklaverei (skl-, schlaverey).]

slavery, n.

1. Severe toil like that of a slave; heavy labour, hard work, drudgery.

1551: Robinson More's Utopia ii. v. (1895) 161 “In this hal, all vyle seruice, all slauerie,..is done by bondemen.”

1603: Owen Pembrokeshire (1891) 43 “Digginge of Coles, and other slaueryes and extreame toyles.”

1698: Fryer Acc. E. India & P. 34 “Asses which they use..to carry Packs,..and any other Slavery.”

1712: J. James tr. Le Blond's Gardening 65 “To give them continual Waterings..is a very great Slavery and Expence.”

1897: Daily News 13 Sept. 6/7 “Such people..ought never to keep servants, but do their own slavery.”

piva00 · on Aug 11, 2020

Ok, so [0]:

  slavery noun
  slav· ery | \ ˈslā-v(ə-)rē  \
   Definition of slavery
    1a: the practice of slaveholding
     b: the state of a person who is a chattel of another
    2: submission to a dominating influence
    3: drudgery, toil

Or [1]:

  slavery
  in British English
  (ˈsleɪvərɪ  )
  NOUN
  1. the state or condition of being a slave; a civil relationship whereby one person has absolute power over another and controls his or her life, liberty, and fortune
  2. the subjection of a person to another person, esp in being forced into work
  3. the condition of being subject to some influence or habit
  4. work done in harsh conditions for low pay

Or [2]:

  slavery
  Pronunciation /ˈslāv(ə)rē/ /ˈsleɪv(ə)ri/
  NOUN

  1. The state of being a slave.
  1.1 The practice or system of owning slaves.
  1.2 A condition compared to that of a slave in respect of exhausting labor or restricted freedom.
  1.3 Excessive dependence on or devotion to something.

Like others said: use better dictionaries.

[0] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slavery (Merriam-Webster)

[1] https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/slavery (Collins)

[2] https://www.lexico.com/en/definition/slavery (Oxford)