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f action, but whose person and services are wholly under the control of another. thou our slave, Our captive, at the public mill our drudge Milton.

Born in slavery.

One who holds slaves.

Holding persons in slavery.

See Slavocracy.

A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship.

A driveler; an idiot.

Drooling; defiling with saliva. -- Slav"er*ing*ly, adv.

The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! Sterne. I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It mi…

A maidservant. [Colloq. & Jocose Eng.]

Opposed to slavery. -- n.

To enslave. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.

To defile with slaver; to beslobber.

A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.

To free from bondage or slavery; to disenthrall. He shall disenslave and redeem his soul. South.

To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a dominant influence. The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war, Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose. Milton. Pleasure admitted in undue degree Enslaves the will. Cowper.

State of being enslaved.

The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved; bondage; servitude. A fresh enslavement to their enemies. South.

One who enslaves. Swift.

A low servant; a mean fellow. Shak.