bondsman
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- noun
- /ˈbɒndzmən/
- Archaic
:
siervo
- He says the bondsman is interposed between the thing and the master.
We're all bondsman here, each to the other.
- We're all bondsman here, each to the other.
- The being for self is an other for the bondsman, or is only for him in fear.
Examples
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She had not been bred to a bondsman, but used by an owner.
Fiction book (2000) -
Servitude may be hateful, but it is in some respects easier to be a bondsman than to accept the burdens of freedom.
Academic text (2003) -
We're all bondsman here, each to the other.
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The being for self is an other for the bondsman, or is only for him in fear.
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The bondsman strode directly to the conference table, placing his briefcase on it with a resounding thud.
Fiction book (1991) -
In his Phenomenology of Spirit (178-196; 1977, 111-19), Hegel set forth a famous parable, usually called the parable of the Master and Slave (alternatively, Lord and Bondsman).
Academic text (1999) -
In ancient times, a bondsman was often forced to work the land without any hope of freedom.
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The bondsman served his master faithfully, despite the harsh conditions he endured.
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During the feudal era, many peasants lived as bondsmen, bound to the land they farmed.
Synonyms
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A person legally owned by someone else who must work without pay or freedom
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A person who must work for another person by law, often like a servant in the past
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A woman who is owned by someone and forced to work
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A woman forced to work for another person without pay
A man who is forced to work for another person and has no freedom
A person forced to work without pay for someone else
A woman held as a slave who is forced to work without pay
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bondsman comes from bond ('to bind' or 'tie') and -man, so it once meant a man who was 'bound' to serve someone. That's why a historical bondsman was like a slave or serf who could not leave the land he worked on.