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 • Jan. 13, 2020

To no son of Dermid shall I be delivered, to be fed like a bondswoman; but he who is my pleasure and my pride shall be my guard and my protector.

From Chronicles of the Canongate by Scott, Walter, Sir

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 A Modern Buccaneer by Boldrewood, Rolf

Then she says to me, 'O my lord, Allah upon thee, do not refuse to take the cup from the hand of thine hand maid, for verily I am thy bondswoman.'

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 01 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

Olaf answered promptly, as he looked calmly into his master's face: "My mother is a poor bondswoman, hersir," he said.

From Olaf the Glorious A Story of the Viking Age by Leighton, Robert