bondman
Americannoun
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bondmen
plural
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of bondman
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bonde man; see bond 2, man
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"Zercho is a Jazyge," said the bondman, rising and rubbing his bruised shins.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
Beulah, I will be a bondman no longer.
From Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro by Charles H. Fowler
His bondman rose from the ground in a fury not to be described.
From Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. by William Davy Watson
A freeman is one who tills his own land, and is no man's vassal or bondman.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
Any agreement with a bondman led to a forfeiture of the lord's rights.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Paul Vinogradoff
In Canada, the bail system is largely predicated on community trust and connections and does not involve large cash deposits and commercial bail bondmen, as it does in many U.S. states.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
As was too often the case, a handful of nervous bondmen informed their masters of what was afoot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2015
Retail bondmen complained of the small percentage of a security's selling price that they must work on.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the busiest underwriting week since 1929, bondmen offered $378 million of corporate and municipal bonds to an easy-money market that gulped the flotations and bid for more.
From Time Magazine Archive
It respected the sanctity of the conjugal and parental relations, when existing among bondmen, and did not authorize a compulsory severing of family ties; 6.
From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by A.C. Baldwin
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