captivity

[cap·tiv·i·ty]

Captivity is the condition of being trapped or confined. Animals that are kept in zoos are in captivity.

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The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

Noun
the state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare

Noun
the state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"


n.
The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

n.
A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.


Captivity

Cap*tiv"i*ty , n. [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivit'82.] 1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.
More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs.
2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.
Sink in the soft captivity together.
Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

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