Slavery or the state of being enslaved; a condition of bondage or forced servitude.
From Old French 'esclavage,' derived from 'esclaf' or 'esclave' (slave), which came from Slavic sources (originally referring to Slavic peoples captured as slaves). The -age suffix forms abstract nouns.
The word 'slave' itself comes from 'Slav' because so many Slavic people were enslaved in medieval Europe—a tragic etymology that reveals historical injustice.
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