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We've found 1094 definitions containing the term: slave-holding (0.47 seconds)

slaver  Webster Dictionary
a person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a slave merchant, or slave trader
contraband  Webster Dictionary
a negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered contraband of war
slaver  Webster Dictionary
a vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship
dred scott  (Scott, Dred Scott) Princeton's WordNet
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
scott  (Scott, Dred Scott) Princeton's WordNet
United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
helot  Webster Dictionary
a slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or serf
servile  Webster Dictionary
of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence, meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as, servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience
tenancy  Webster Dictionary
a holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the temporary possession of what belongs to another
inkstand  Webster Dictionary
a small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a device for holding ink and writing materials
workbag  Webster Dictionary
a bag for holding implements or materials for work; especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and the like
hold  Webster Dictionary
the act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay
quart  (ɔrt) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a container holding or capable of holding a quart.
urn  Webster Dictionary
a vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for holding lots to be drawn
breathless  Webster Dictionary
not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention
beneficiary  Webster Dictionary
holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession
jack  Webster Dictionary
a drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding a quarter of a pint
urinal  Webster Dictionary
a vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube for holding urine for inspection
chattel  (ˈtʃæt l) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a slave.
bond servant  (ˈbɒnd mən) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a slave.
serf  (ɜrf) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a slave.
slaving  Webster Dictionary
of Slave
slaved  Webster Dictionary
of Slave
bondman  (ˈbɒnd mən) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a male slave.
bondmaid  (ˈbɒndˌmeɪd) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a female slave.
bondwoman  (ˈbɒndˌwʊm ən) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a female slave.
bond  (ɒnd) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a serf or slave.
slavish  (ˈsleɪ vɪʃ) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of or befitting a slave:
vassal  (ˈvæs əl) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a servant or slave.
helot  (ˈhɛl ət) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a serf or slave.
master  Webster Dictionary
a person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies
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