Word: slavery
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: slav
er
y
Definition: An institution or social practice of owning human beings as property, especially for use as forced laborers.
Morphemes:
Affix: slave
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who is held in servitude as the property of another person, and whose labor (and often also whose body and life) is subject to the owner's volition and control.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: sclāvus
Language: ML.
Decoded: sclavus
Meaning: slave
Affix: -ery
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Added to verbs to form nouns meaning "place of" (an art, craft, or practice).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ārius
Language: la
Decoded: -arius
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals.