bondman

Noun

Meaning

A man slave, or one bound to service without wages.

A villain, or tenant in villenage.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bondsman subject dependent slave slavery servant captive hostage con bondage servo enslave serf chattel odalisque

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Antonyms

king slack plenipotentiary independent manager freedom fighter

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Hypernyms

slave bond servant

Derivatives

bondmen

Examples

Give unto me, made lowly wise, The spirit of self-sacrifice The confidence of reason give, And in the light of truth thy bondman let me live. William Wordsworth

How can slaves be sent by Allah? You all have hairless faces, the mark of the bondman. Anthony Burgess

So every bondman in his own hand bears The power to cancel his captivity. William Shakespeare

Close letter words and terms

bondlike bondmaid bondmaiden bondmanship bondmate Bondo