peonage

Definitions of peonage
  1. noun
    the condition of a peon
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    type of:
    subjection, subjugation
    forced submission to control by others
  2. noun
    the practice of making a debtor work for his creditor until the debt is discharged
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    type of:
    pattern, practice
    a customary way of operation or behavior
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