as in slavery
the state of being an enslaved person
the joy that emancipation must have brought to people who had known only servility since birth
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Noun
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The music goes way back and carries religious and racial context, especially roots in slavery.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
19 May 2025 -
In Texas, slavery didn’t end until June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and issued General Order No. 3, informing the people of Texas that all who’d been enslaved were free—the event commemorated as Juneteenth.—
Jacoba Urist,
Smithsonian Magazine,
15 May 2025
Noun
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As the two women bond, the meek Etsuko begins to wonder if this life of traditional domestic servitude is really what she was made for.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
21 May 2025
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He was forced to live a life of misery and servitude to his aunt and uncle and their awful son before he was freed when Hagrid extended an invitation that changed his life forever.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Servility.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/servility. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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