BONDSWOMAN

bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid

(noun) a female slave

bondwoman, bondswoman, bondmaid

(noun) a female bound to serve without wages

bondsman, bondswoman

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bondswoman (plural bondswomen)

The female equivalent of a bondsman.

Source: Wiktionary


Bonds"wom`an, n.

Definition: See Bondwoman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

10 June 2025

COMMUNICATIONS

(noun) the discipline that studies the principles of transmiting information and the methods by which it is delivered (as print or radio or television etc.); “communications is his major field of study”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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