An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
A condition of servitude endured by a slave.
A condition in which one is captivated or subjugated, as by greed or drugs.
Forced labor in general, regardless of legality.
Covered in slaver; slobbery.
A system of government in which power is exercised on behalf of the ruler or ruling class, without regard to the wishes of the governed.
A government in which a single ruler (a tyrant) has absolute power; this system of government.
The office or jurisdiction of an absolute ruler.
Extreme severity or rigour.
Absolute power, or its use.