'Thrall' definitions:

Definition of 'thrall'

(from WordNet)
noun
The state of being under the control of another person [syn: bondage, slavery, thrall, thralldom, thraldom]
noun
Someone held in bondage

Definition of 'Thrall'

From: GCIDE
  • Thrall \Thrall\, n. [OE. thral, [thorn]ral, Icel. [thorn]r[ae]ll, perhaps through AS. [thorn]r[=ae]l; akin to Sw. tr[aum]l, Dan. tr[ae]l, and probably to AS. [thorn]r[ae]gian to run, Goth. [thorn]ragjan, Gr. tre`chein; cf. OHG. dregil, drigil, a servant.]
  • 1. A slave; a bondman. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Gurth, the born thrall of Cedric. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]
  • He still in thrall Of all-subdoing sleep. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Thrall'

From: GCIDE
  • Thrall \Thrall\, a. Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • The fiend that would make you thrall and bond. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Thrall'

From: GCIDE
  • Thrall \Thrall\, v. t. To enslave. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Thrall, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Thrall, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
710
Housing Units (2000) :
264
Land area (2000) :
0.406467 sq. miles (1.052744 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.406467 sq. miles (1.052744 sq. km)
FIPS code :
72824
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
30.588640 N, 97.298707 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
76578
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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