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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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How to use bondslave in a sentence

Ye weave gold into your tunics, he had not even the vilest garment of your bondslave.
Curiosities of Christian History|Croake James
Bow, bondslave, before the throne of your despot's glorious heels so glistening in their proud erectness.
Ulysses|James Joyce
That her bondslave should have dared to dream of freedom was almost too preposterous for belief.
For the Master's Sake|Emily Sarah Holt
Hitherto I have been driven with revolt to what I would not; I was a bondslave to poverty, driven and scourged.
The Short-story|William Patterson Atkinson

Why not a new critical weekly, with me as bondslave-in-chief?
Guy and Pauline|Compton Mackenzie