1. The state of one who is bound as a slave or serf. 2. A state of subjection to a force, power, or influence. 3. The practice of being physically restrained, as with cords or handcuffs, as a means of attaining sexual gratification. 4. Villeinage.
ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from Middle English bonde, serf, from Old English bnda, husbandman, from Old Norse bndi, present participle of ba, to live. See bheu- in Appendix I.
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nda, husbandman, from Old Norse b
a, to live. See bheu
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