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Definition of thrall noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

thrall

noun
 
/θrɔːl/
 
/θrɔːl/
Word OriginOld English thrǣl ‘slave’, from Old Norse thræll.
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in (somebody’s/something’s) thrall | in thrall to somebody/something
  1. (literary) controlled or strongly influenced by somebody/something
    • His gaze held her in thrall.
    • She was in thrall to her emotions.
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