Definition of Captivity

1. Noun. The state of being imprisoned. "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

Exact synonyms: Immurement, Imprisonment, Incarceration
Generic synonyms: Confinement
Specialized synonyms: Durance, Life Imprisonment, Internment
Derivative terms: Captive, Immure, Imprison, Incarcerate

2. Noun. The state of being a slave. "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"
Exact synonyms: Enslavement
Generic synonyms: Subjection, Subjugation
Derivative terms: Captive

Definition of Captivity

1. n. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

Definition of Captivity

1. Noun. The state of being captive. ¹

2. Noun. (obsolete) A group of people/beings captive. ¹

3. Noun. The state or period of being imprisoned, confined, or enslaved. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Captivity

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Captivity

captivated
captivates
captivating
captivatingly
captivation
captivations
captivator
captivators
captive
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captived
captively
captives
captiving
captivities
captivity (current term)
captodative
captopril
captoprils
captor
captors
captour
capturability
capturable
capture
capture the flag
captured
capturer

Literary usage of Captivity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"The breeding of game in captivity for sale in the markets of the world is just as legitimate as the breeding of domestic species. ..."

2. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1906)
"As regards the end of captivity through the war coming to an end, ... If the war ends by peace being concluded, captivity comes to an end at once l with the ..."

3. A Manual of Ancient History, from the Earliest Times to the Fall of the by George Rawlinson (1871)
"69), it was carried into captivity by Nebuchadnezzar to the period of the ... From the captivity to the fall of the Persian empire, BC 586 to 323; and, 2. ..."

4. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Edward Burton (1857)
"Why should he go to captive that captivity then, which he was to captivate when he ascended into heaven Ï As for the testimonies of the Fathers, ..."

5. The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire by Edward Gibbon (1862)
"... hi* provisions exhausted; he was delayed and deceived by a treacherous HIS captivity negotiation ; and, after Peter of Courtenay and the Roman «ud death ..."

6. American Book Prices Current (1921)
"Narrative of captivity. Walpole, NH, 1807. 16mo. Treatment by the British. Burlington, 1849. 8vo. Hf. mor., B., Sept. 5, '19. (2) $6.00. ..."

7. The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1899)
"... Peter of Courtenay was released from his hopeless captivity.37 The long ignorance of his fate, and the presence of the lawful sovereign, of Yolande, ..."

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