"bondman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bondmen [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English bondman; equivalent to bond + -man. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|bondman}} Middle English bondman, {{suffix|en|bond|man}} bond + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|bondmen}} bondman (plural bondmen)
  1. A man who is bound in servitude. Synonyms: slave, serf, bondsman Derived forms: bondmanship Related terms: bondwoman Translations (man bound in servitude): роб (rob) [masculine] (Bulgarian), крепостник (krepostnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 奴隸 [feminine, masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), 奴隶 (núlì) (Chinese Mandarin), 農奴 [feminine, masculine] (Chinese Mandarin), 农奴 (nóngnú) (Chinese Mandarin), palvelija (Finnish), orja (Finnish), esclave [masculine] (French), serf [masculine] (French), раб (rab) (english: slave) [masculine] (Russian), холо́п (xolóp) [masculine] (Russian), крепостно́й (krepostnój) [masculine] (Russian), criatu [masculine] (Sicilian), schiavu [masculine] (Sicilian), serbu [masculine] (Sicilian)

Inflected forms

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