Definition of Bondsman

1. Noun. A male slave.

Exact synonyms: Bondman
Generic synonyms: Slave

2. Noun. Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else.
Exact synonyms: Bondswoman
Generic synonyms: Benefactor, Helper

3. Noun. A male bound to serve without wages.
Exact synonyms: Bondman
Generic synonyms: Bond Servant

Definition of Bondsman

1. n. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.

Definition of Bondsman

1. Noun. A male slave. ¹

2. Noun. A male indentured servant. ¹

3. Noun. Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bondsman

1. bondman [n BONDSMEN] - See also: bondman

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bondsman

bonding jumper
bondings
bondless
bondmaid
bondmaiden
bondmaidens
bondmaids
bondman
bondmen
bonds
bondservant
bondservants
bondslave
bondslavery
bondslaves
bondsman (current term)
bondsmen
bondstone
bondstones
bondswoman
bondswomen
bonduc
bonduc nut
bonduc tree
bonducs
bondwoman
bondwomen
bone-ash cup
bone-chilling

Literary usage of Bondsman

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Marriage Licences Granted Within the Archdeaconry of Chester in the Diocese by Church of England Diocese of Chester, Chester, Eng. (Diocese), William Fergusson Irvine (1908)
"bondsman, George Leyland. At Huyton, Lane. „ 3 William Twiss, Parish of Great ... bondsman, Cuthbert Gerard. At Ormskirk, Lane. „ 8 John Wright and Jennet ..."

2. Police Administration: A Critical Study of Police Organisations in the by Leonhard Felix Fuld (1909)
"The straw bondsman is a felon, a perjurer, since to have his bail accepted he must swear that he owns the property which he pledges as security, ..."

3. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1903)
"CERTIFICATE OF bondsman. The following form of certificate must be sworn to by every ... (Second bondsman will sign hil name in fall abort. , Notary Public. ..."

4. The Science of Railways by Marshall Monroe Kirkman (1907)
"CERTIFICATE OF bondsman. The following form of certificate must be sworn to by ... (First bondsman will sign his name in full ..."

5. Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of by William John Charles Moens, Church of England Diocese of Winchester (1893)
"George Gray, of the a., gent., bondsman. DAGEN, John, of Titchfield, b., & Anne Boyes, of the s., sp., at 3 Feb., 1708-9. ..."

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