Bondwoman

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Bondwoman \Bond"wom`an\ (b[o^]nd"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl.
     {Bondwomen} (-w[i^]m`en). [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.]
     A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.
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           He who was of the bondwoman.             --Gal. iv. 23.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  bondwoman
       n 1: a female bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}]
       2: a female slave [syn: {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}]