Bondage

[See BOND.] State of being bound; state of restraint; durance; thraldom; slavery, or involuntary servitude; captivity; imprisonment; as, a house of bondage. "A day, an hour of virtuous liberty Is worth a whole eternity in bondage." - Add is on. -Tie of duty or obligation; moral restraint or influence; binding power. "If she has a struggle for honour, she is in a bondage to love." Pope. (Old Eng. Law.) Villenage, q. v. Bond-creditor, n. ( Law.) A creditor whose debt is secured by a bond