bondman
Americannoun
plural
bondmen-
a male slave.
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a man bound to service without wages.
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Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.
Etymology
Origin of bondman
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bonde man; see bond 2, man
Vocabulary lists containing bondman
Example Sentences
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But when he comes to the Methodist Episcopal Church, largest U. S. Protestant denomination, Bondman Bitting begins to splutter.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1889, he went with his wife to Iceland and spent two months there, for the purpose of studying certain scenes which he wished to introduce into "The Bondman," on which he was then working.
From McClure's Magazine December, 1895 by Tarbell, Ida M.
Beware Of the symboled Curse in the Bondman there!
From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)
By Hall Caine, author of "The Christian," "The Manxman," "The Bondman," "The Deemster," etc. 12mo.
From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Stockton, Frank Richard
White-fryars, and saw The Bondman acted; an excellent play, and well done; but above all that I ever saw, Betterton do the Bondman the best.
From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter
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