bondman

Example Sentences

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"Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide as a bondman, instead of the lad."

From The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children by Lobingier, Elizabeth Erwin Miller

Even against his lord the bondman had some standing ground for a civil action.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

It is true that, both in theory and in practice, it was held that whatever was acquired by the bondman was acquired by the lord.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

Even comfortable circumstances, which he apparently enjoyed, created in the Malmesbury bondman no satisfaction with his lot.

From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.

And now Michael determined, if possible, to make Everope his bondman.

From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy