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the chain that learned to disguise itself as a paycheck and a smile
means The state of being a slave or being completely subject to someone else's control, with little or no freedom of your own.
from From Latin servus, "slave," the same root that powers servant, serve, and service — a whole family of words built around bending to another's will. Servitude arrived in English through Old French in the late Middle Ages, carrying its Latin sense intact: the condition of the servus, one who belongs to another.
- word root
- From Latin servus, meaning slave
- indentured deals
- Many colonists traded years of labor for passage
- still legal
- Forced labor enslaves millions worldwide today
- voluntary version
- Some medieval serfs chose lords for protection
for instance
transatlantic slave trade — forced servitude of ~12.5 million africans transported to americas, 1501-1867
indian indentureship system — indentured servitude of ~1.3 million indians to colonies after slavery abolition, 1834-1920