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“bondage” in Latin

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

bondage
captivitas; servitus, conditio servilis. The yoke of bondage, jugum servitutis. To hold in bondage, servitute oppressum tenere.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for bondage?
The usual Latin words for “bondage” are captīvitās, servitūs. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.