subjection
Roget-categorie 749
5. Words relating to the voluntary powers› 5.6. General intersocial volition
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Subjection
zelfstandig naamwoord
subjection —
dependence,
dependency —
subordination —
thrall,
thralldom,
thraldom,
enthrallment,
subjugation,
bondage,
serfdom —
feudalism,
feudality† —
vassalage,
villenage —
slavery,
enslavement,
involuntary servitude —
conquest.
service —
servitude,
servitorship† —
tendence†,
employ,
tutelage,
clientship† —
liability
etc.
177 —
constraint
etc.
751 —
oppression
etc.
(severity)
739 —
yoke
etc.
(means of restraint)
752 —
submission
etc.
725 —
obedience
etc.
743.
werkwoord
be subject
etc.
adj. —
be at the mercy of,
lie at the mercy of —
depend upon,
lean upon,
hang upon —
fall a prey to,
fall under —
play second fiddle.
be a mere machine,
be a puppet,
be a football —
not dare to say one's soul is his own —
drag a chain.
serve
etc.
746 —
obey
etc.
743 —
submit
etc.
725.
break in,
tame —
subject,
subjugate —
master
etc.
731 —
tread down,
tread under foot —
weigh down —
drag at one's chariot wheels —
reduce to subjection,
reduce to slavery —
enthrall,
inthrall†,
bethrall† —
enslave,
lead captive —
take into custody
etc.
(restrain)
751 —
rule
etc.
737 —
drive into a corner,
hold at the sword's point —
keep under —
hold in bondage,
hold in leading strings,
hold in swaddling clothes.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
subject,
dependent,
subordinate —
feudal,
feudatory —
in subjection to,
under control —
in leading strings,
in harness —
subjected,
enslaved
etc.
v. —
constrained
etc.
751 —
downtrodden —
overborne,
overwhelmed —
under the lash,
on the hip,
led by the nose,
henpecked —
the puppet of,
the sport of,
the plaything of —
under one's orders,
under one's command,
under one's thumb —
a slave to —
at the mercy of —
in the power of,
in the hands of,
in the clutches of —
at the feet of —
at one's beck and call
etc.
(obedient)
743 —
liable
etc.
177 —
parasitical —
stipendiary.
bijwoord
under.
uitdrukking
slaves - in a land of light and law"
[Whittier].
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