Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bondsman"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. +
man.]
1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would
have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham.
2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security,
for another.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bondsman
n 1: a male slave [syn: {bondman}]
2: someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else [syn: {bondswoman}]
3: a male bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondman}]
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