Meaning & Definition of Captivity in English

1. The state of being imprisoned

• "He was held in captivity until he died"

• "The imprisonment of captured soldiers"

• "His ignominious incarceration in the local jail"

• "He practiced the immurement of his enemies in the castle dungeon"

2. The state of being a slave

• "So every bondman in his own hand bears the power to cancel his captivity"--shakespeare