bondswoman

[bondz-woo m-uh n]

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

RELATED WORDS

1605–15; bond's woman woman of the bond, i.e., its signer; see bondsman¹, woman

[bondz-woo m-uh n]

A penance of seven years was imposed for perjury, with the additional penalty of setting free a bondsman or bondswoman.
Insula Sanctorum et Doctorum|John Healy
In the preface to The Bondswoman's Son he confesses that he has sometimes wondered if he has incarnated different personalities.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
It is possible for a woman to fulfil a bond and yet not be a bondswoman.
Green Fire|Fiona Macleod
Still the laws of the Republic made woman practically the bondswoman of man.
Creed And Deed|Felix Adler

In commemoration of the sacrifice by Abraham, according to the Koran, of Ishmael, child of his bondswoman.
Recollections of Thirty-nine Years in the Army|Charles Alexander Gordon