bondman

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bondman

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From Middle English bondman; equivalent to bond + -man.

noun bondmen · bondsman

A man who is bound in servitude. Shall I bend low, and in a bond-mans key With bated breath, and whiſpring humbleneſſe, Say this:
Similar: slave, serf

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noun man bound in servitude

中文	奴隸 /奴隶 núlì, 農奴 /农奴 nóngnú
Français	esclave, serf
Русский	раб rab, холо́п xolóp, крепостно́й krepostnój

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@misc{bondman_2026,
  title = {bondman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bondman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}