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Antislavery
Antislavery An`ti*slav"er*y, a. Opposed to slavery. -- n. Opposition to slavery.
Proslavery
Proslavery Pro*slav"er*y, a. [Pref. pro- + slavery.] Favoring slavery. -- n. Advocacy of slavery.
Slavery
Slavery Slav"er*y, n.; pl. Slaveries. [See 2d Slave.] 1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection of one person to the will of another. Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said I, still thou art a bitter draught! --Sterne. I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future mischief. --Washington. 2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by lack of freedom of action or of will. The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to. --C. Lever. There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish, -- the slavery of caste. --G. W. Cable. 3. The holding of slaves. Syn: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement; captivity; bond service; vassalage.

Meaning of Lavery from wikipedia

- Lavery, also spelled Lowry, Lowrie, Lory, Lavoy and Lowery, is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Labhradha, meaning the "descendants of Labhradha"...
- John Lavery RA RSA RHA (20 March 1856 – 10 January 1941) was an Irish painter best known for his portraits and wartime depictions. John Lavery was born...
- Daniel M. Lavery (born Mallory Ortberg, November 28, 1986) is an American author and editor. He is known for having co-founded the website The Toast, and...
- Grace Elisabeth Lavery is an ****ociate professor of English critical theory and gender and women's studies at UC Berkeley, whose research focuses on the...
- Shayne Francis Lavery (born 8 December 1998) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Cambridge United. He has also represented...
- Hazel Lavery, Lady Lavery (née Martyn; 1880–1935) was an American painter and the second wife of portrait artist Sir John Lavery. Famed for her beauty...
- Emmet Godfrey Lavery Jr. (August 10, 1927 – February 16, 2014) was an American television and film producer, attorney, and the son of the librettist, playwright...
- Ian Lavery (born 6 January 1963) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Blyth and Ashington from 2024. He...
- Dan Lavery (born June 11, 1966) is an American professional musician, who has been nominated for two Grammy Awards as part of the band Tonic. Lavery joined...
- Emmet Godfrey Lavery (November 8, 1902 – January 1, 1986) was an American playwright and screenwriter. Born in Poughkeepsie, Lavery trained as a lawyer...