1yoke 
/ˈjoʊk/ noun
plural yokes /ˈjoʊk/ noun 1 [count] : a bar or frame that is attached to the heads or necks of two work animals (such as oxen) so that they can pull a plow or heavy load 2 [singular] formal + literary : something that causes people to be treated cruelly and unfairly especially by taking away their freedom — + of ▪ The country has struggled to free itself from the yoke of foreign rule. ▪ the yoke of tyranny
