- in thrall to
- completely controlled or influenced by someone or something
He accused the government of being in thrall to big business.
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Thrall — (altnordisch þræll; þír, männl., Bedeutung: ein unfreier Knecht ) wurden Sklaven von den Wikingern genannt. Diese waren im damaligen Kastensystem die niedrigstehendsten Personen und verrichteten üblicherweise Tätigkeiten zu denen keine besondere… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thrall (Texas) — Thrall Ciudad de los Estados Unidos … Wikipedia Español
Thrall — (nórdico antiguo þræll) era el calificativo para un esclavo en la cultura escandinava durante la Era vikinga. Los Thralls pertenecían a la casta más baja de la sociedad nórdica y normalmente sin aptitudes ni capacidades laborales concretas.… … Wikipedia Español
Thrall Car Manufacturing Company — Thrall Car was started by Pops Thrall in Chicago Heights, Illinois, as a railcar repair facility. Over the years Thrall expanded to a railcar builder with plants across the United States and in Europe. Thrall car passed between the family until… … Wikipedia
Thrall (disambiguation) — Thrall may refer to: * Thrall, a slave in Scandinavian culture during the Viking Age * Ríg, a Norse god also known as Thrall or Thræl * Enchantment, the state of being under a magical spell of obedienceThrall may also refer to: * Thrall, Texas * … Wikipedia
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Thrall — Thrall, a. Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall; bond; enslaved. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] The fiend that would make you thrall and bond. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrall/Demonsweatlive — EP de Danzig Publicación 25 de mayo de 1993 Grabación 1992 1993 Género(s) Heavy metal Durac … Wikipedia Español
thrall — [θro:l US θro:l] n [Date: 900 1000; : Old Norse; Origin: thrAll] in sb s/sth s thrall also in thrall to sb/sth literary controlled or strongly influenced by someone or something ▪ We have a congress that is in thrall to special interest groups … Dictionary of contemporary English
Thrall — Thrall, n. [OE. thral, [thorn]ral, Icel. [thorn]r[ae]ll, perhaps through AS. [thorn]r[=ae]l; akin to Sw. tr[ a]l, Dan. tr[ae]l, and probably to AS. [thorn]r[ae]gian to run, Goth. [thorn]ragjan, Gr. tre chein; cf. OHG. dregil, drigil, a servant.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrall-like — a. Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like; slavish. [1913 Webster] Servile and thrall like fear. Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
