bondservant — [bänd′sʉr΄vənt] n. 1. a person bound to service without pay 2. a slave … English World dictionary
bondservant — noun An indentured servant … Wiktionary
bondservant — n. slave, one bound to service without pay … English contemporary dictionary
bondservant — /ˈbɒndsɜvənt/ (say bondservuhnt) noun 1. someone who serves in bondage; a slave. 2. Australian History an assigned servant bonded to a free settler …
bondservant — bondˈservant noun A slave • • • Main Entry: ↑bond … Useful english dictionary
Bondage — may refer to:*Debt bondage, a modern form of slavery in which people are bound by debt, rather than legal ownership *Bondage (BDSM), the practice of tying people up for pleasure *Self bondage, the practice of tying oneself up just for fun or for… … Wikipedia
Doulos — may refer to: In ancient Greece, a slave (δοῦλος) Biblically it is commonly translated as bond servant or servant, but literally the word meant slave. MV Doulos, the oldest passenger ship in operation Doulos SIL, a Unicode font produced by the… … Wikipedia
Kangxi — ▪ emperor of Qing dynasty Introduction Wade Giles romanization K ang hsi , personal name (xingming) Xuanye , temple name (miaohao) (Qing) Shengzu , posthumous name (shi) Rendi born May 4, 1654, Beijing, China died Dec. 20, 1722, Beijing… … Universalium
Jonathan Spence — Jonathan D. Spence (né en 1936) est un historien d origine anglaise et enseignant à l université Yale aux États Unis. Spécialiste de la Chine depuis le XVIIe siècle, et en particulier de la dynastie Qing, il a écrit des livres qui ont connu… … Wikipédia en Français
Dream of the Red Chamber — The Story of the Stone redirects here. For the 1988 novel, see The Story of the Stone (Barry Hughart). For other uses, see Dream of the Red Chamber (disambiguation). Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 … Wikipedia