bondmaid

American

[bond-meyd] / ˈbɒndˌmeɪd /

noun

a female slave.
a woman bound to service without wages.

bondmaid British

/ ˈbɒndˌmeɪd /

noun

an unmarried female serf or slave

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Etymology

Origin of bondmaid

First recorded in 1520–30; bond ² + maid

Example Sentences

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Said Duffy to the King, ‘Wilt thou buy a bondmaid, namely, my daughter?’ says he.

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Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

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For it is written Abraham had two sons, one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman.

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Its literal meaning is bondmaid, whose equivalent was reckoned at three cows.

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Who am I That thou shouldst send my bondmaid gifts to take?

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