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Definition of Captivity

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

2. Noun. The state of being a slave. "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"

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

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Captivity

captivated captivates captivating captivatingly captivation captivations captivator captivators captive captive finance company

captived captively captives captiving captivities captivity 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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