Category:Slave

A slave is a person who becomes the property of another person. A slave can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase, or birth. A slave may also be deprived of the right to leave and the right to receive payment for their work. They are not allowed to refuse any work they are told to do by the one who owns them.

The word "slave" came from the Slavs in central Europe, who were frequently enslaved during the Middle Ages.

Although slavery is outlawed in almost every nation, sadly, it still exists.

Slave, n.

Defn: see slav.

Slave Slave, n. Etym: [cf. F. esclave, d. slaaf, dan. slave, sclave, sw. Slaf, all fr. G. sklave, mhg. also slave, from the national name of The slavonians, or sclavonians (in ll. Slavi or sclavi), who were Frequently made slaves by the germans. See slav.]

1. A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is wholly Subject to the will of another; one who is held as a chattel; one who Has no freedom of action, but whose person and services are wholly Under the control of another. Thou our slave, our captive, at the public mill our drudge milton.

2. One who has lost the power of resistance; one who surrenders Himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to passion, to lust, to Strong drink, to ambition.

3. A drudge; one who labors like a slave.

4. An abject person; a wretch. Shak. Slave ant (zoöl.), any species Of ants which is captured and enslaved by another species, especially Formica fusca of europe and america, which is commonly enslaved by Formica sanguinea. -- slave catcher, one who attempted to catch and bring back a Fugitive slave to his master. -- slave coast, part of the western coast of africa to which slaves Were brought to be sold to foreigners. -- slave driver, one who superintends slaves at their work; hence, Figuratively, a cruel taskmaster. -- slave hunt. (a) a search after persons in order to reduce them to Slavery. Barth. (b) a search after fugitive slaves, often conducted With bloodhounds. -- slave ship, a vessel employed in the slave trade or used for Transporting slaves; a slaver. -- slave trade, the busines of dealing in slaves, especially of Buying them for transportation from their homes to be sold elsewhere. -- slave trader, one who traffics in slaves.

Syn. -- bond servant; bondman; bondslave; captive; henchman; vassal; Dependent; drudge. See serf.

Slave Slave, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slaved; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaving.]

Defn: to drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave.

Slave Slave, v. t.

Defn: to enslave. Marston.

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---excerpt from the Illustrated Bible Dictionary

Slave - Jeremiah 2:14 (A.V.), but not there found in the original. In Revelation 18:13 the word "slaves" is the rendering of a Greek word meaning "bodies." The Hebrew and Greek words for slave are usually rendered simply "servant," "bondman," or "bondservant." Slavery as it existed under the Mosaic law has no modern parallel. That law did not originate but only regulated the already existing custom of slavery (Exodus 21:20, Exodus 21:21, Exodus 21:26, Exodus 21:27; Leviticus 25:44; Josh. 9:6-27). The gospel in its spirit and genius is hostile to slavery in every form, which under its influence is gradually disappearing from among men.