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bondman

[ bond-muh n ]

/ ˈbɒnd mən /

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noun, plural bond·men.

a male slave.

a man bound to service without wages.

Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.

Also bondsman.

Origin of bondman

First recorded in 1200–50, bondman is from the Middle English word bonde man. See bond², man¹

Words nearby bondman

bondholder, bondi, bondi beach, bonding, bondmaid, bondman, bonds, bondservant, bondslave, bondsman, bondstone

Example sentences from the Web for bondman

A bondman could not marry without his master's consent; nor engage in trade; nor refuse work assigned to him.

History of the United States |Charles A. Beard and Mary R. Beard
And now Michael determined, if possible, to make Everope his bondman.

Trevethlan: Volume 1 |William Davy Watson
The President's somewhat fantastic proposition was not claimed by him to be for the bondman's benefit.

The Abolitionists |John F. Hume
I came a freeman into prison; I will not go forth a bondman.

Fox's Book of Martyrs |John Foxe

There was no fear of consequences to deter him from smiting his bondman, even unto death.

Watch and Wait |Oliver Optic