bondman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male bound to serve without wages
    bondsman.
  2. noun a male slave
    bondsman.

WordNet

Bond"man noun
Etymology
Bond,a.orn.+ man.
Wordforms
plural Bondmen
Definitions
  1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. "To enfranchise bondmen." Macaulay.
  2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.

Webster 1913