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bondman

[ bond-muhn ]
/ ˈbɒnd mən /
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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.

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Origin of bondman

First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bonde man; see bond2, man

Words nearby bondman

Bondi, Bondi Beach, bond immunization, bonding, bondmaid, bondman, bond market, bond paper, Bonds, bond servant, bondslave
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Words related to bondman

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

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