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Meaning of BONDWOMAN

Pronunciation:  'bând`wûmun

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

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Bond"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Bondwomen}. [Bond,a.orn.+
woman.]
A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.
      He who was of the bondwoman.             --Gal. iv. 23.
 
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