bondman

Example Sentences

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The bondman was now crouching beside the fire, trying to keep the smoke from the white-haired woman with the wolf-skin he wore for a cloak.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

"Zercho is a Jazyge," said the bondman, rising and rubbing his bruised shins.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

The bondman dwelt with his wife and child near his master in special huts, which were erected on the land that was allotted to him for cultivation.

From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Freytag, Gustav

Judah came near to him, and said, O my Lord, let me abide a bondman instead of the lad.

From Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel by Couperus, Louis

If having no wife is to be free, you can hardly call him a bondman.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)