Meaning & use
Bondman
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A man legally bound in servitude to a lord or master, without personal freedom; a serf or slave.
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Under feudal law, a bondman could not leave the estate without his lord's permission.
The novel follows a bondman who buys his freedom after years of labor.
A note on using this word
"Bondman" is now chiefly a historical or literary term, describing a status largely abolished across Europe by the early modern period.
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