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bondswoman

¹ American

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

Law.

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

bondswoman ² American

[bondz-woom-uhn] / ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən /

noun

bondwoman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

bondswomen

plural

Etymology

Origin of bondswoman¹

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

Origin of bondswoman²

bond ² + 's ¹ + woman

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