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Meaning of BONDMAN

Pronunciation:  'bândmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a male slave
  2. [n]  a male bound to serve without wages
 
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 Synonyms: bondsman
 
 See Also: bond servant, slave

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bond"man\, n.; pl. {Bondmen}. [Bond,a.orn.+ man.]
1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. ``To
   enfranchise bondmen.'' --Macaulay.
2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.
 
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