bondman
Americannoun
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of bondman
First recorded in 1200–50; Middle English bonde man; see bond 2, man
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But when he comes to the Methodist Episcopal Church, largest U. S. Protestant denomination, Bondman Bitting begins to splutter.
From Time Magazine Archive
So has a book called The Bondman, by Hall Caine; I wish you would look at it.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
Such a part, for instance, as Leosthenes in The Bondman, the jealous and yet guilty lover, has great opportunities for the actor.
From Philip Massinger by Cruickshank, A. H.
Bondman, an ancient Story, often acted at the Cockpit in Drury Lane, by the Lady Elizabeth's servants, printed in 4to.
From The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume II by Cibber, Theophilus
By Hall Caine, author of "The Christian," "The Manxman," "The Bondman," "The Deemster," etc. 12mo.
From Kate Bonnet The Romance of a Pirate's Daughter by Stockton, Frank Richard
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