bondwoman
Americannoun
plural
bondwomenEtymology
Origin of bondwoman
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English bonde womman; see bond 2, woman
Example Sentences
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The bondwoman in question was Elizabeth, or Bett for short, or sometimes even Mum Bett.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2015
In this time a witch came to town as a bondwoman to the wool merchant's widow.
From Time Magazine Archive
This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
She turned the bondwoman and her child out of doors, and forbade her ever to return.
From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself by Jacobs, Harriet Ann
She balanced a heavy water pitcher on her head and wore a rough surplice, more decorous than the dress of the average bondwoman, but the habit of a slave, nevertheless.
From The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt by Miller, Elizabeth
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