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bondman

 
Dictionary: bond·man   (bŏnd'mən) pronunciation

n.
A male bondservant.

[Middle English, from bonde, serf. See bondage.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A male slave; A male bound to serve without wages.

Tutor's tip: A "bondman" is a serf or a slave, while a "bondsman" is a person who provides bail.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a male bound to serve without wages
  Synonym: bondsman

Meaning #2: a male slave
  Synonym: bondsman


Translations: Bondman
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - træl, slave

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaaf

Français (French)
n. - amateur/détenteur d'obligations

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sklave, Leibeigener

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δουλοπάροικος

Italiano (Italian)
schiavo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - servo (m)

Русский (Russian)
крепостной

Español (Spanish)
n. - esclavo, siervo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - livegen, träl, slav

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
奴隶

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 奴隸

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 남자 노예

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 奴隷, 農奴, 無賃で働かされる男

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عبد, خادم بلا أجر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עבד, משועבד‬


 
 
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