bondservant

bondservant
bondservant [bänd′sʉr΄vənt]
n.
1. a person bound to service without pay
2. a slave

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bond·ser·vant (bŏndʹsûr'vənt) n.
1. A person obligated to service without wages.
2. A slave or serf.
  [bondman + servant.]

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