Slave Definition
- master
- free man
To enslave.
- slack
- be lazy
Origin of Slave
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From Middle English, from Old French sclave, from Medieval Latin sclāvus (“slave”), from Sclāvus (“Slav”), because Slavs were often forced into slavery in the Middle Ages. Compare Byzantine Greek σκλάβος.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English sclave from Old French esclave from Medieval Latin sclāvus from Sclāvus Slav (from the widespread enslavement of captured Slavs in the early Middle Ages) Slav
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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