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bondslave

[ bond-sleyv ]

/ ˈbɒndˌsleɪv /

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noun

a person held in bondage.

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Origin of bondslave

First recorded in 1555–65; bond² + slave

Words nearby bondslave

bondman, bond market, bond paper, Bonds, bond servant, bondslave, bondsman, bondstone, bondswoman, bonduc, bond washing

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Example sentences from the Web for bondslave

Painting in Spain was not so much the handmaid, as the bondslave, of the Church.
A Popular Handbook to the National Gallery, Volume I, Foreign Schools|Various
Every spark of Terran life has become victim and bondslave of the incredible mechanisms.
The Demi-Urge|Thomas Michael Disch
Ye weave gold into your tunics, he had not even the vilest garment of your bondslave.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
"He was a bondslave of the centurion of the band of legionaries on the quinquereme," said Ben Ezra.
Ulric the Jarl|William O. Stoddard

Bow, bondslave, before the throne of your despot's glorious heels so glistening in their proud erectness.
Ulysses|James Joyce

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