اسیرلك

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Ottoman Turkish

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Etymology

From اسیر (esir, “captive, prisoner; slave”) +‎ ـلك (-lik, lük, “-ness, -ship, -hood”).

Noun

اسیرلك • (esirlik)

  1. captivity, the state wherein humans or other animals are confined to a particular space and prevented from moving freely
  2. slavery, enthrallment, an institution or practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers

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