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/bond"mayd'/, n.1. a female slave.2. a woman bound to service without wages.[1520-30; BOND2 + MAID]
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Bondmaid — Bond maid , n. [Bond, a. or n. + maid.] A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bondmaid — [bänd′mād΄] n. a girl or woman bondservant or slave … English World dictionary
bondmaid — noun Date: 1526 archaic a female bond servant … New Collegiate Dictionary
bondmaid — noun A female bondservant. Syn: bondmaiden … Wiktionary
bondmaid — n. female slave … English contemporary dictionary
bondmaid — bond·maid … English syllables
bondmaid — bond•maid [[t]ˈbɒndˌmeɪd[/t]] n. 1) a female slave 2) a woman bound to service without wages • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
bondmaid — /ˈbɒndmeɪd/ (say bondmayd) noun 1. a female slave. 2. a female bound to service without wages …
bondmaid — noun 1. a female bound to serve without wages • Syn: ↑bondwoman, ↑bondswoman • Hypernyms: ↑bond servant 2. a female slave • Syn: ↑bondwoman, ↑bondswoman … Useful english dictionary
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