Subjection
Nouns
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subjection
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dependence, dependency
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subordination
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thrall, thralldom, thraldom, enthrallment, subjugation, bondage, serfdom
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feudalism, feudality
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vassalage, villenage
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slavery, enslavement, involuntary servitude
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conquest. service
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servitude, servitorship
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tendence, employ, tutelage, clientship
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liability etc. Liability
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constraint etc. Restraint
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oppression etc. (severity) Severity
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yoke etc. (means of restraint) [Means of restraint.] Prison
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submission etc. Submission
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obedience etc. Obedience.
Verbs
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be subject etc. adj.
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be at the mercy of, lie at the mercy of
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depend upon, lean upon, hang upon
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fall a prey to, fall under
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play second fiddle. be a mere machine, be a puppet, be a football
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not dare to say one's soul is his own
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drag a chain. serve etc. Servant
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obey etc. Obedience
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submit etc. Submission. break in, tame
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subject, subjugate
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master etc. Success
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tread down, tread under foot
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weigh down
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drag at one's chariot wheels
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reduce to subjection, reduce to slavery
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enthrall, inthrall, bethrall
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enslave, lead captive
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take into custody etc. (restrain) Restraint
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rule etc. Authority
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drive into a corner, hold at the sword's point
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keep under
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hold in bondage, hold in leading strings, hold in swaddling clothes.
Adjectives
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subject, dependent, subordinate
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feudal, feudatory
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in subjection to, under control
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in leading strings, in harness
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subjected, enslaved etc. v.
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constrained etc. Restraint
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downtrodden
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overborne, overwhelmed
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under the lash, on the hip, led by the nose, henpecked
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the puppet of, the sport of, the plaything of
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under one's orders, under one's command, under one's thumb
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a slave to
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at the mercy of
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in the power of, in the hands of, in the clutches of
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at the feet of
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at one's beck and call etc. (obedient) Obedience
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liable etc. Liability
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parasitical
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stipendiary.
Phrases
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slaves - in a land of light and law" [Whittier].