bondwoman
noun
a female slave.
bondwomen
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pluralof bondwoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Having heard the verdict of the doctor, Ali returned in hot haste and silenced both the bondwomen: "The Imam is a villain, and the Chacham is a thief."
From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Sir Hall Caine
Were I proved thrice a slave And waif of bondwomen, you still are noble.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
This second class of servants were called bondmen and bondwomen.
From Woman: Man's Equal by Thomas Webster
Even their bondwomen still spoke a foreign dialect, and commerce with them was mainly by signs.
From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Sir Hall Caine
At her side walked one of her bondwomen, and, at a pace or two behind, properly attired, and armed only with a short sword, strode the armor bearer.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various
