bondswoman

¹ American  

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

Law.

PLURAL

bondswomen

1. a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.

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bondswoman ² American  

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

PLURAL

bondswomen

1. bondwoman.

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Etymology

Origin of bondswoman¹

1605–15; bond's woman woman of the bond, i.e., its signer; bondsman ¹, woman

Origin of bondswoman²

bond ² + 's ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

But the family still hadn’t had enough to cover Brittany’s bond, so Ramona had given a bondswoman the titles to her cars and her mother’s wedding rings as collateral.

From The New Yorker

Still the laws of the Republic made woman practically the bondswoman of man.

From Project Gutenberg

The trader said this was to express her gratitude—the empty shell and small fish signifying poverty, while the gift of hair denoted that she was a bondswoman to me for life.

From Project Gutenberg

She is a free woman, but I would not exchange the dusky bondswoman for five of her class.

From Project Gutenberg

Time seemed to soften the hearts of master and mistress, and to insure kinder and more humane treatment to bondsmen and bondswomen.

From Project Gutenberg