servitude
n. uncountablen. the state of being a slave or being forced to obey someone else. It describes a life where you have no freedom and must work for another person.
n. the state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful. Often used in legal or historical contexts to describe involuntary labor or the lack of personal autonomy.
The prisoners were forced into a life of servitude.
After the war, many people were sold into domestic servitude and lost all their legal rights.
The philosopher argued that extreme economic dependence on a single employer is merely a modern, more subtle form of involuntary servitude.
From Middle French servitude, from Latin servitūdō, from Latin servus (“slave”). Equivalent to serve + -itude.
Often paired with the verb 'sold into' or 'forced into'.