Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thraldom \Thral"dom\, n. [Icel. ?r[ae]ld[=o]mr. See {Thrall},
   and {-dom}.]
   The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of
   servitude. [Written also {thralldom}.]

         Women are born to thraldom and penance And to be under
         man's governance.                        --Chaucer.

         He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. --Dryden.

Source : WordNet®

thraldom
     n : the state of being under the control of another person [syn:
          {bondage}, {slavery}, {thrall}, {thralldom}]