esclavage
English edit
Etymology edit
From French esclavage, for its resemblance to a slave's neck-chains.
Noun edit
esclavage (plural esclavages)
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
esclavage m (plural esclavages)
- slavery (institution or practice of owning human beings)
- réduire quelqu’un en esclavage ― to reduce someone to slavery, to enslave someone
Further reading edit
- “esclavage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.