HyperDic: slaveholding

English > 2 senses of the word slaveholding:
ADJECTIVEallslaveholdingallowing slavery
NOUNactslaveholding, slaverythe practice of owning slaves
English > slaveholding: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningAllowing slavery.
Example"the slaveholding South"
BroaderunfreeHeld in servitude
English > slaveholding: 2 senses > noun 1, act
MeaningThe practice of owning slaves.
Synonymslavery
Broaderpractice, patternA customary way / way of operation or behavior
Spanishesclavitud
Catalanesclavitud

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