servitude Definition

servitude
noun

1. Slavery; the state of being a slave.

Thesaurus: enslavement, bondage, subjection, confinement, subjugation, obedience, thralldom; Antonym: freedom.
2. Subjection to irksome or taxing conditions.
3. law.
A burden on property obliging the owner to allow another person or thing an easement.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin servitudo, from servus slave.