Bondmen
a male slave.
a man bound to service without wages.
Old English Law. a villein or other unfree tenant.
Historical Examples
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 Various
The Liberty Minstrel George W. Clark
A History of England Charles Oman
A Student’s History of England, v. 1 (of 3) Samuel R. Gardiner.
The History of the Negro Church Carter Godwin Woodson
A Source Book for Mediaeval History Oliver J. Thatcher
The Underground Railroad William Still
History of the Jews, Vol. I (of 6) Heinrich Graetz
The Danish History, Books I-IX Saxo Grammaticus (“Saxo the Learned”)
The Exiles of Florida Joshua R. Giddings
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