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- Dictionarythrall/THrôl/
noun
- 1. the state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone: literary "the town was in thrall to a villain"
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The meaning of THRALL is a state of servitude or submission —usually used with in. How to use thrall in a sentence.
If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.
thrall. When you're in thrall to someone, you are under their control in some way. If you're being held as a hostage, you're in thrall to your captor. You can be in thrall to anything that holds you captive or controls your thoughts or actions, like an addiction, a disease, or a cult leader.
If you are in thrall to someone or something, or in the thrall of someone or something, he, she, or it has a lot of power to control you: Her love for him was like a madness , and she was completely in its thrall.
If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them.
Definition of thrall noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Thrall definition: a person who is morally or mentally enslaved by some power, influence, or the like. See examples of THRALL used in a sentence.
