English → Latin
“captivity” in Latin
captīvitāscaptivity, bondage; capture; blindnessservitūsslavery, servitude; a body of slaves; a servitude (encumbrance on land)
The English word captivity itself goes back to Latin captus, through captīvitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
captivity
captivitas; servitus: to be in captivity, custodia teneri; in vinculis esse: to be put into captivity, in custodiam, or in vincula mitti.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for captivity?
- The usual Latin words for “captivity” 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.