bondman
Americannoun
plural
bondmen-
a male slave.
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a man bound to service without wages.
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Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.
Etymology
Origin of bondman
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bonde man; see bond 2, man
Vocabulary lists containing bondman
Example Sentences
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"Are you perfectly sure," asked Adalo, seizing the bondman by the shoulder and forcing him to turn his averted face, "that this horseman was the old Roman?"
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
Then the North reasoned and counselled with the South; endeavored to show them the great wrongs done to the bondman, and that the nation could not prosper under the terrible curse of slavery.
From The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South by Anonymous
He is not a bondman of any one's my lady, for he told me so himself.
From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John
One who is absent wishes to free his bondman in the assembly.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
Now, being over twenty-one I was my own bondman, and the bank couldn't collect from anybody but me—or the guarantee company.
From A Canadian Bankclerk by Buschlen, J. P.
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