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peonage

[pee-uh-nij] / ˈpi ə nɪdʒ /
NOUN
bondage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
enslavement serfdom servitude subjugation yoke
STRONG
chains servility subjection thrall thralldom
WEAK
helotry serfage villenage
Antonyms
WEAK
freedom independence
NOUN
serfdom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage servitude
STRONG
captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor restraint serfhood servility subjection subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun pastime
NOUN
servileness
Synonyms
WEAK
bondage bullwork captivity chains constraint drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind helotry indenture labor menial labor moil restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
NOUN
servility
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor restraint serfdom serfhood servitude subjection subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
servitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage enslavement serfdom subjugation
STRONG
bonds chains confinement obedience serfhood subjection thrall thralldom vassalage yoke
Antonyms
WEAK
mastery
NOUN
slavery
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bondage captivity enslavement serfdom servitude subjugation
STRONG
drudgery feudalism serfhood subjection thralldom vassalage
WEAK
bullwork helotry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
freedom independence
NOUN
thralldom
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection subjugation thrall toil vassalage villeinage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
villeinage
Synonyms
STRONG
bondage captivity drudge drudgery enslavement enthrallment feudalism grind indenture labor restraint serfdom serfhood servility servitude subjection subjugation thrall thralldom toil vassalage work yoke
WEAK
bullwork chains constraint helotry menial labor moil servileness
Antonyms
STRONG
entertainment freedom fun independence pastime
NOUN
yoke
Synonyms
STRONG
burden chain coupling enslavement knot ligament ligature link nexus oppression serfdom service servility servitude slavery tie
WEAK
helotry
Antonyms
STRONG
mastery

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Peonage was abolished in the island by the United States in February 1900.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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