bondmaid

[ bond-meyd ]

noun

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

bondmaid

/ ˈbɒndˌmeɪd /

noun

1. an unmarried female serf or slave

Word History and Origins

Origin of bondmaid¹

First recorded in 1520–30; bond ² + maid

Example Sentences

He pronounced the decree, and laid upon the bondmaid, and not upon his noble boy, the provision for the journey.

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The cazi, no less enamoured, says that the woman is his bondmaid, who had absconded with much money.

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There was a noteworthy horse in Medb's herd and he was of the value of a bondmaid; a horse to match was found among Ailill's.

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

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All this they bore to the ships of King Alf, and Hjordis and the bondmaid went with them.

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