1. plural of slavery; systems or conditions in which people are owned as property and forced to work without pay
2. conditions of hard work or subjugation resembling slavery
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The historian studied different slaveries that existed across various civilizations.
• Ancient Rome and the American South had distinct forms of slaveries.
• The documentary examined how different slaveries affected millions of people.
• Modern forms of slaveries still exist in some parts of the world.
• She felt trapped in the slaveries of her demanding job and debt.
• The workers complained about the slaveries imposed by the harsh factory conditions.