Captivity \Cap*tiv"i*ty\, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F. captivit['e].]

1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.

More celebrated in his captivity that in his greatest triumphs. --Dryden.

2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or affections; bondage.

Sink in the soft captivity together. --Addison.

Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection; servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)