 |
| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Language: | Old French |
| Origin: | esclave, from Medieval Latin sclavus, from Sclavus ( SLAVIC); because in the early Middle Ages many Slavic people in central Europe were slaves |
| |||||||||
slave1
[countable]
[countable]1SS someone who is owned by another person and works for them for no money
the slave trade (=the buying and selling of slaves, especially Africans who were taken to America)
2 to be so strongly influenced by something that you cannot make your own decisions - used to show disapproval :
