BONDSMAN

bondman, bondsman

(noun) a male slave

bondman, bondsman

(noun) a male bound to serve without wages

bondsman, bondswoman

(noun) someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

bondsman (plural bondsmen)

A male slave.

A male indentured servant.

Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.

Source: Wiktionary

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Bonds"man, n.; pl. Bondsmen . Etym: [Bond,a.orn.+ 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)

Definition: A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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