Definitions for thrall
θrɔlthrall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldomnoun

   the state of being under the control of another person

2. thrallnoun

   someone held in bondage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thrallnoun

   One who is enslaved or mind-controlled.

2. thrallnoun

   The state of being under the control of another person.

3. thrallverb

   To make a thrall.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrallnoun

   Etymology: þræl , Saxon.

   1. A slave; one who is in the power of another.

   No thralls like them that inward bondage have. Philip Sidney.

   But sith she will the conquest challenge need,
   Let her accept me as her faithful thrall. Edmund Spenser.

   Look gracious on thy prostrate thrall. William Shakespeare.

   The two delinquents
   That were the slaves of drink, and thralls of sleep. William Shakespeare.

   I know I’m one of nature’s little kings;
   Yet to the least and vilest things am thrall. Davies.

   That we may so suffice his vengeful ire,
   Or do him mightier service, as his thralls
   By right of war, whate’er his business be. John Milton.

   2. Bondage; state of slavery or confinement.

   And laid about him, till his nose
   From thrall of ring and cord broke loose. Hudibras, p. i.

2. To Thrallverb

   To enslave; to bring into the power of another.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   Let me be a slave t’ atchieve the maid,
   Whose sudden sight hath thrall’d my wounded eye. William Shakespeare.

   Statesmen purge vice with vice, and may corrode
   The bad with bad, a spider with a toad.
   For so ill thralls not them, but they tame ill,
   And make her do much good against her will. John Donne.

   The author of nature is not thralled to the laws of nature. William Drummond.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrall

   A thrall (Old Norse: þræll, Icelandic: þræll, Faroese: trælur, Norwegian: trell, træl, Danish: træl, Swedish: träl) was a slave or serf in Scandinavian lands during the Viking Age. The corresponding term in Old English was þēow (plural þēowas). The status of slave (þræll, þēow) contrasts with that of the freeman (karl, ceorl) and the nobleman (jarl, eorl). The Middle Latin rendition of the term in early Germanic law is servus.

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1. thrall

   A thrall is a person who is enslaved or under the control of a powerful person or entity. It can also refer to a state of being completely dominated, controlled, or influenced by something or someone. The term is often used metaphorically to describe a psychological or emotional enslavement. The word originates from Old Norse 'þræll' referring to a serf or peasant in the Viking age, tied to the land and their lord.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrallnoun

   a slave; a bondman

2. Thrallnoun

   slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom

3. Thrallnoun

   a shelf; a stand for barrels, etc

4. Thralladjective

   of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved

5. Thrallverb

   to enslave

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrall

   Thrall was the term for a serf or unfree servant in Scandinavian culture during the Viking Age. Thralls were the lowest in the social order and usually provided unskilled labor during the Viking era.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thrall

   thrawl, n. a slave, serf: slavery, servitude: a shelf for barrels.—adj. (arch.) subject.—v.t. to enslave.—ns. Thral′dom, Thrall′dom, the condition of a thrall or slave: slavery: bondage.—adj. Thrall′-like (Milt.), resembling a thrall or slave: resembling slavery: slavish. [Old Northumbrian ðrǽl—Ice. þræll, a slave; cf. Old High Ger. drigil, a slave, one who runs errands. From root of A.S. þrægian, to run.]

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. THRALL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Thrall is ranked #16856 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Thrall surname appeared 1,693 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Thrall.
   
   94.7% or 1,604 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 42 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 22 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   0.5% or 9 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 6 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Bond Servant

How to pronounce thrall?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrall in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of thrall in a Sentence

1. Eliza Mother Stewart:

   No power on earth or above the bottomless pit has such influence to terrorize and make cowards of men as the liquor power. Satan could not have fallen on a more potent instrument with which to thrall the world. Alcohol is king

2. Robert Wright:

   Think of it: zillions and zillions of organisms running around, each under the hypnotic spell of a single truth, all these truths identical, and all logically incompatible with one another : 'My hereditary material is the most important material on earth; its survival justifies your frustration, pain, even death'. And you are one of those organisms, living your life in the thrall of a logical absurdity.

3. Tim Gore:

   The carbon market promised the world lots of things it has failed to deliver. The ETS is riddled with loopholes and in thrall to vested interest.

4. Albert Moleka:

   That's Tshisekedi's trademark, he has always held the crowds in his thrall.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thrall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thrall
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=thrall
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrall
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrall
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=thrall
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=thrall
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html