Words Related To Slavery

noun a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life

• The contract outlined the terms of servitude between the employer and employee.
• I can't believe I have to work here, it feels like servitude.
• I'm tired of this job, it's like I'm in servitude to my boss.
• Breaking free from the servitude of societal expectations was liberating for her.

noun a government or social system dominated by or advocating slavery

• The slavocracy in the southern states was a system built on the exploitation of enslaved people.
• The slavocracy was a dark chapter in American history where slavery was prevalent in the south.
• Back in the day, the slavocracy was all about owning slaves and treating them as property.
• The slavocracy of the past still haunts us today in the form of systemic racism and inequality.