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bondwoman

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bond·wom·an  (bndwmn)
n.
A woman bondservant.
[Middle English bondewomman, from bonde, serf; see bondage.]
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Noun1.bondwoman - a female bound to serve without wages
bondmaid, bondswoman
bond servant - someone bound to labor without wages
2.bondwoman - a female slave
bondmaid, bondswoman
slave - a person who is owned by someone


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This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for `Marmar', as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.
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This son, Megapenthes, was born to him of a bondwoman, for heaven vouchsafed Helen no more children after she had borne Hermione, who was fair as golden Venus herself.
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