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BONDSWOMAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A female slave

Synonyms:

bondmaid; bondswoman; bondwoman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bondswoman" is a kind of...):

slave (a person who is owned by someone)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A female bound to serve without wages

Synonyms:

bondmaid; bondswoman; bondwoman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bondswoman" is a kind of...):

bond servant (someone bound to labor without wages)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else

Synonyms:

bondsman; bondswoman

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("bondswoman" is a kind of...):

benefactor; helper (a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help))

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