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Definition bondage in British English

bondage noun

[uncountable] noun
/ˈbɒndɪdʒ/
1

the activity of tying someone up with ropes or chains for sexual pleasure

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2

a situation in which a person belongs to someone as their slave

Example

Desperate parents were forced to sell their children into bondage.

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3

a situation in which you are not free because someone or something controls your life

Example

Would he ever have enough money to be wholly free from the bondage of work?

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Definition bondage in British English