Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Captivity
captivity, n. [ME < Fr. or < L.; see captive.] (webplay: enemy).
Bondage; slavery; thralldom; imprisonment; servitude; subjection; state of being controlled; [fig.] embodiment; incarnation; mortality; (see Ephesians 4:8).
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