Definition of Captevity
Cap*tiv"i*ty (?), n. [L.
captivitas: cf. F. captivité.]
1. The state of being a captive or a
prisoner.
More celebrated in his captivity that in
his greatest triumphs.
Dryden.
2. A state of being under control;
subjection of the will or affections; bondage.
Sink in the soft captivity together.
Addison.
Syn. -- Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection;
servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The state of being captive.
- (Obsolete) A group of people/beings captive.
- The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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