enslaved

[ en-sleyvd ]

adjective

1. made a slave; held in slavery or bondage:

   Enslaved people were seen not as people at all but as commodities to be bought, sold, and exploited.

Other Words From

• un·en·slaved adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of enslaved¹

First recorded in 1660–70; enslave ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

Racist text messages are targeting Black Americans across the country, telling them they've been selected to be enslaved and forced to pick cotton on a plantation.

From Salon

The proposed constitutional amendment is part of a reparations package for descendants of African Americans enslaved in the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

For example, the Royal African Company, founded in the 17th Century under royal patronage, has been claimed as transporting more enslaved people from Africa across the Atlantic than any other company.

From BBC

It is estimated that between 1500 and 1800 around 12 -15 million people were trafficked from African countries to be used as enslaved labour in the Caribbean, North, Central and South America.

From BBC

The UK has long faced calls to provide reparations for its role in the Atlantic slave trade which saw millions of Africans enslaved and forced to work, largely on plantations in the Caribbean and Americas.

From BBC

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