Captivity (Noun)
Meaning 1
The state of being a slave; "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--Shakespeare.
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Nouns denoting natural processes.
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Meaning 2
The state of being imprisoned; "he was held in captivity until he died"; "the imprisonment of captured soldiers"; "his ignominious incarceration in the local jail"; "he practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.