Thrall
[thrahl]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: Old English, 10th century
1.
The state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone.
Examples of Thrall in a sentence
"My aunt loved gadgets and was in the thrall of late-night infomercials."
"YouTubers have thrall over my prankster brother, always giving him new ideas for mayhem in our house."
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