bondswoman

¹ American  

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

Law.

plural

bondswomen

1. a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.

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bondswoman ² American  

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

plural

bondswomen

1. bondwoman.

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Etymology

Origin of bondswoman¹

1605–15; bond's woman woman of the bond, i.e., its signer; bondsman ¹, woman

Origin of bondswoman²

bond ² + 's ¹ + woman

Example Sentences

But the family still hadn’t had enough to cover Brittany’s bond, so Ramona had given a bondswoman the titles to her cars and her mother’s wedding rings as collateral.

From The New Yorker

The trader said this was to express her gratitude—the empty shell and small fish signifying poverty, while the gift of hair denoted that she was a bondswoman to me for life.

From Project Gutenberg

Time seemed to soften the hearts of master and mistress, and to insure kinder and more humane treatment to bondsmen and bondswomen.

From Project Gutenberg

This peace I establish on behoof of us, and of our kin, friends, and men of affinity, women even as men, bondswomen, even as bonds-men, swains and men of estate.

From Project Gutenberg

They had seen many bondswomen who were fair, they said, and how could they tell that any one of them was she whom the young hersir was now seeking?

From Project Gutenberg