noun
Meaning 1
A man who is bound in servitude.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slave, serf
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bondman
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noun
Meaning 2
a male slave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bondsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slave
noun
Meaning 3
a male bound to serve without wages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bondsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bond servant
History
Etymology
From Middle English bondman; equivalent to bond + -man.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: роб (rob) — man bound in servitude
- Bulgarian: крепостник (krepostnik) — man bound in servitude
- Chinese Mandarin: 奴隸 /奴隶 (núlì) — man bound in servitude
- Chinese Mandarin: 農奴 /农奴 (nóngnú) — man bound in servitude
- Finnish: palvelija — man bound in servitude
- Finnish: orja — man bound in servitude
- French: esclave — man bound in servitude
- French: serf — man bound in servitude
- Polish: niewolnik — man bound in servitude
- Russian: раб (rab) — man bound in servitude
- Russian: холо́п (xolóp) — man bound in servitude
- Russian: крепостно́й (krepostnój) — man bound in servitude
- Sicilian: criatu — man bound in servitude
- Sicilian: schiavu — man bound in servitude
- Sicilian: serbu — man bound in servitude