bondsman
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English
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[edit]Noun
[edit]bondsman (plural bondsmen)
- A male slave.
- 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto IV:
- To Sleep I give my powers away;
My will is bondsman to the dark; […]
- A male indentured servant.
- Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.
Derived terms
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[edit]male slave
someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations
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