bond servant

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bond′ serv`ant

or bond′-serv`ant,

1. a slave.

2. a person bound to service without wages.

[1525–30]

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bond servant - someone bound to labor without wages

bondman, bondsman - a male bound to serve without wages

bondmaid, bondwoman, bondswoman - a female bound to serve without wages

slave - a person who is owned by someone

thrall - someone held in bondage

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