the social system of slavery based on the ownership of slaves by slaveholders; the institution of slavery

An owner of slaves; specifically refers to the ruling class in a slave-holding society who owned both slaves and the means of production.

slave-owning society; in Marxist theory, the historical period following primitive society and preceding [[封建社会|封建社會|feng1 jian4 she4 hui4]] where the economy is based on the ownership of slaves and production tools by slave owners

slavery; the social system of slave ownership