Recent Examples on the WebIf successful, California will be the first state in the country to allocate reparations to the descendants to the centuries-long era of bondage and forced labor, that built the economy of America.Essence, 31 Mar. 2022 Not surprisingly, Lou Reed didn’t care, crafting one of the standout songs from The Velvet Underground’s debut album around the subjects of sadomasochism, bondage and submission. Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 24 Feb. 2022 Two razor blades were nearby, as was a pornographic magazine depicting bondage and sadomasochism.San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, ajc, 18 Dec. 2021 Greitens resigned as governor in 2018 amid an investigation of an extramarital affair with his St. Louis hairdresser allegedly involving bondage and blackmail and leading to criminal and legislative investigations. Jim Salter, chicagotribune.com, 18 Dec. 2021 Imagine a jazz band where the soloists pull from the history of Black Americans, playing pain and joy, bondage and freedom. Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 8 July 2021 The extremes of total bondage and total freedom strike me as being on the wrong scale for human relationships. Agnes Callard, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021 Yet the interviews still provide a glimpse at the harshness of life in bondage. Raphael E. Rogers, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from bonde customary tenant, from Middle English