Significados de terrible thraldom em inglês

Then Julie wished to live to save her child from a stepmother's terrible thraldom, which might crush her darling's life.

But, allowing that he had caught a true glimpse into the hidden significance of Miriam's gesture, what a terrible thraldom did it suggest!

Heart-breaking as were these reflections, she resolved to leave Robert and Mary in the hands of God, and escape, if possible from her terrible thraldom.