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Webster 1913 Edition


Bondsman

Bonds′man

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Bondsmen
.
[
Bond
,
Adj.
or
Noun.
+
man
.]
1.
A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor
bondsmen
.
Derham.
2.
(Law)
A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bondsman

BONDS'MAN

,
Noun.
[bond and man.] A slave.
1.
A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.

Definition 2024


bondsman

bondsman

English

Noun

bondsman (plural bondsmen)

  1. A male slave.
  2. A male indentured servant.
  3. Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.

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