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    thrall
    /θrɔːl/

    noun

    • 1. the state of being in someone's power, or of having great power over someone: literary "the town in thrall to a villain"
    • 2. a slave, servant, or captive. archaic

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTHRALL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › thrallThrall Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of THRALL is a state of servitude or submission —usually used with in. How to use thrall in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › thrallTHRALL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Thrall definition: a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like. See examples of THRALL used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › thrallThrall - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When you're in thrall to someone, you are under their control in some way. If you're being held as a hostage, you're in thrall to your captor. You can be in thrall to anything that holds you captive or controls your thoughts or actions, like an addiction, a disease, or a cult leader.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTHRALL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › thrallThrall - definition of thrall by The Free Dictionary

    n. 1. Also called: thraldom or thralldom (US)the state or condition of being in the power of another person. 2. a person who is in such a state. 3. a person totally subject to some need, desire, appetite, etc. vb. (tr) to enslave or dominate. [Old English thrǣl slave, from Old Norse thrǣll]

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTHRALL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them.