thraldom

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You'll be irritated not enraged, and will find its thraldom easy to resist.

From The Guardian • Apr. 10, 2011

She did not move away, but stood as if in a thraldom, with a feeling stealing over her that somewhere she had seen and known him once....

From The Homesteader A Novel by Micheaux, Oscar

Cruikshank's thraldom to his manner was the more obvious, since the manner was often wooden, often joyously ugly.

From George Cruikshank by Chesson, W. H.

But my wrath scorned to offer entreaty or compromise; and, leaving the table, I retreated to my chamber, seeking sullen comfort in the thought that I might soon emancipate myself from thraldom.

From Discipline by Brunton, Mary

People who have first set foot upon its shores with comparative indifference find themselves returning again and yet again; with each visit becoming more under the thraldom of its charm.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Boyd, Mary Stuart