esclavage
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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.
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