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bondswoman en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

  1. The female equivalent of a bondsman. ▸ A female slave.
  2. The female equivalent of a bondsman. ▸ A female indentured servant.
  3. The female equivalent of a bondsman. ▸ A woman who signs a bond to take on others' obligations.

Forms

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bondwoman alternative lexicographic
bondswomen Number=Plur lexicographic