thirldom

Scots

Etymology

Inherited from Early Scots thyrldome, threldome (compare southern Middle English thraldom).

Noun

thirldom (plural thirldoms)

1. slavery
2. servitude
3. subordination
4. thirlage

Related terms

• unthirldom

References

• “thirldom”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC.