Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bondman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bondman
n 1: a male bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondsman}]
2: a male slave [syn: {bondsman}]
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