noun
Meaning 1
The female equivalent of a bondsman.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
bondswoman
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noun
Meaning 2
a female slave
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bondwoman, bondmaid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slave
noun
Meaning 3
a female bound to serve without wages
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bondwoman, bondmaid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bond servant
noun
Meaning 4
someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: bondsman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: benefactor, helper
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English bonden English bond English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English bondswoman From bond + -s- + woman.