captivity
noun
[ kapˈtɪvɪti ]
• the condition of being imprisoned or confined.
• "he was released after 865 days in captivity"
Similar:
imprisonment,
confinement,
internment,
incarceration,
custody,
detention,
restraint,
constraint,
committal,
arrest,
bondage,
slavery,
servitude,
enslavement,
subjugation,
subjection,
thraldom,
thrall,
duress,
durance,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin captivitas, from captivus ‘taken captive’ (see captive).
