bondage

noun

1. 1

   The state of being enslaved or the practice of slavery.

   “In Judeo-Christian tradition, the Israelites fled bondage at the hands of the Egyptians, only to wander in the wilderness for the next four decades.”

2. 2

   (by extension) The state of lacking freedom; constraint.

   “He lived in financial bondage to his cocaine habit; no matter how much he earned, it all seemed to disappear up his nose.”

3. 3

   The practice of tying people up for sexual pleasure.

   “Their marriage broke up when she discovered he had been engaging in bondage games with a local dominatrix while he was supposedly working out at the gym.”

4. 4

   Applied to clothing with many buckles, zips, etc., associated with punk and goth subcultures.

   “bondage trousers; bondage jeans; bondage pants”