Definition of Bondmaid

1. Noun. A female bound to serve without wages.

Exact synonyms: Bondswoman, Bondwoman
Generic synonyms: Bond Servant

2. Noun. A female slave.
Exact synonyms: Bondswoman, Bondwoman
Generic synonyms: Slave

Definition of Bondmaid

1. n. A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.

Definition of Bondmaid

1. Noun. A female bondservant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bondmaid

1. a female slave [n -S]

Medical Definition of Bondmaid

1. A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant. Origin: Bond,or+ maid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bondmaid

bonded labour
bonded labours
bonder
bonderise
bonderize
bonders
bondholder
bondholders
bondholding
bondieuserie
bondieuseries
bonding
bonding jumper
bondings
bondless
bondmaid (current term)
bondmaiden
bondmaidens
bondmaids
bondman
bondmen
bonds
bondservant
bondservants
bondslave
bondslavery
bondslaves
bondsman
bondsmen
bondstone

Literary usage of Bondmaid

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

1. The United States Democratic Review by Conrad Swackhamer (1844)
"... daring the theatrical life of Joe Cowell, Comedian. Written by Himself. New York : Harper & Brothers. 1844. Pp. 103 Price 25 cents. The bondmaid. ..."

2. The London Catalogue of Books Published in Great Britain: With Their Sizes by Thomas Hodgson (1851)
"010 Bremer (F.) bondmaid, and Axel and Anna, 1» — Diary . .026 - Nina, 4j — President's Daughter . . . .026 - H— Family, 2»— Home, 4*— Neighbour« . . .040 ..."

3. The Bible and Slavery by Charles Elliot (1859)
""And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bondmaid betrothed to a husband, and not at all redeemed, nor freedom given her ; she shall be scourged ..."

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