bondwoman
A woman who is bound in servitudeA woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
» But I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
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1 sensesA woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
a female slave
Examples
3 sentencesBut I will make the son also of the bondwoman a great nation, because he is thy seed.
If any man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out.
He that striketh his bondman, or bondwoman, with a rod, and they die under his hands, shall be guilty of the crime.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English bondewomman; equivalent to bond + -woman.From Middle English bondewomman; equivalent to bond + -woman.
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Forms
plural: bondwomenSynonyms
2 synonyms- a female slave:bondswomanbondmaid
- a female bound to serve without wages:bondswomanbondmaid
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.