BONDMAN


Meaning of BONDMAN in English

/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 BOND 2 , MAN 1 ]

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