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Bondwoman

noun
(pl. bondwomen)
1.
A female bound to serve without wages.  Synonyms: bondmaid, bondswoman.
2.
A female slave.  Synonyms: bondmaid, bondswoman.






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"Bondwoman" Quotes from Famous Books



... uninfluenced even by her beauty; and that he will so far command his inclinations as, on no account, ever to love another a jot. The bride, on her part, calls heaven and earth to witness, that she will do just what the bridegroom shall ask of her; that she will be his bondwoman, his slave, his solace and his delight; that she is quite certain no other monikin could make her happy, but, on the other hand, she is absolutely sure that any other monikin would be certain to make her miserable. When these pledges, ...
— The Monikins • J. Fenimore Cooper



Words linked to "Bondwoman" :   slave, bondmaid, bond servant, bondswoman



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