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bondman

[bond-muh n]
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noun, plural bond·men.

a male slave.
a man bound to service without wages.
Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.

RELATED WORDS

hostage, prisoner, slave, detainee, convict, con, bondwoman, internee, serf, liege, dependent, thrall, beneficiary, peasant, subordinate, varlet, tenant, subject, helot, liegeman

Nearby words

  1. bondholder,
  2. bondi,
  3. bondi beach,
  4. bonding,
  5. bondmaid,
  6. bonds,
  7. bondservant,
  8. bondslave,
  9. bondsman,
  10. bondstone
Also bondsman.

Origin of bondman

First recorded in 1200–50, bondman is from the Middle English word bonde man. See bond2, man1
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Word Origin and History for bondman

bondman

n.

mid-13c., "husband, husbandman," from Middle English bond (see bondage) + man (n.). Later, "man in bondage, slave" (mid-14c.).

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