bond servant

or bond-serv·ant

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noun

a person who serves in bondage; slave.

a person bound to service without wages.

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Origin of bond servant

First recorded in 1525–35

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Examples from the Web for bondservant

It was a novel and voluntary assumption of the condition of the Bondservant, the Δοῦλος, of God.
To My Younger Brethren|Handley C. G. Moule
He, the supreme Bondservant, is to them (we continually read) absolute Lord.
To My Younger Brethren|Handley C. G. Moule
You decide now for yourself whether you are a bondservant or a free man.
Life and Labors of Elder John Kline, the Martyr Missionary|John Kline
And the bondservant abideth not in the house for ever: the son abideth for ever.
The Bible Story|Rev. Newton Marshall Hall

Thou shalt not make him to serve as a bondservant: as an hired servant, and as a sojourner, he shall be with thee.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Leviticus|S H Kellogg

British Dictionary definitions for bondservant

bondservant

/ (ˈbɒndˌsɜːvənt) /

noun

a serf or slave

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bond servant

or bond-serv·ant

noun

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bondservant

noun