And there were household slaves in golden collars that burned of a plenty there with her, and nine female thralls, and eight male slaves of the Angles that were of gentle birth and battle-captured.
If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them. He is not in thrall to the media Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip. in sb's/sth's thrall in thrall to sb/sth controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something (thrAll)
[ 'throl ] (noun.) before 12th century. thrall+-dom, from early Middle English (late 12th century) þrældome. Late Old English þræl is a loan from Old Norse þræll.