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/bond"meuhn/, n., pl. bondmen.1. a male slave.2. a man bound to service without wages.3. Old Eng. Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.Also, bondsman.[1200-50; ME bonde man. See BOND2, MAN1]
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Bondman — Bond man, n.; pl. {Bondmen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. To enfranchise bondmen. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bondman — index captive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bondman — (n.) mid 13c., husband, husbandman, from M.E. bond (see BONDAGE (Cf. bondage)) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Later, man in bondage, slave (mid 14c.) … Etymology dictionary
bondman — [bänd′mən] n. pl. bondmen [bänd′mən] 1. a feudal serf 2. a man or boy bondservant … English World dictionary
bondman — also bondsman noun Date: 13th century slave, serf … New Collegiate Dictionary
bondman — noun A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf … Wiktionary
bondman — RG. 370. HD. 32 … Oldest English Words
bondman — bond·man || bÉ’ndmÉ™n n. person who is responsible for another; slave; serf … English contemporary dictionary
Bondman — ♦ Serf; villein. (Gies, Frances and Joseph. Life in a Medieval Village, 243) … Medieval glossary
bondman — bond·man … English syllables
