bondman
[bond-muh n]
noun, plural bond·men.
a male slave.
a man bound to service without wages.
Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.
Also bondsman.
Origin of bondman
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Related Words for bondman
hostage, prisoner, slave, detainee, convict, con, bondwoman, internee, bondman, serf, liege, dependent, thrall, beneficiary, peasant, subordinate, varlet, tenant, subject, helotExamples from the Web for bondman
Historical Examples of bondman
A bondman's change from the tyranny of another to the despotism of himself.
The Devil's DictionaryAmbrose Bierce
I came a freeman into prison; I will not go forth a bondman.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
You had proof of my faith in you when I became your bondman.
The WeathercockGeorge Manville Fenn
The blows were the stripes which the master inflicts upon his bondman.
Watch and WaitOliver Optic
Henceforth he was the bondman of grace, the celebrant of grace.
The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the GalatiansG. G. Findlay
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