bondservant
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All you see is this kind of Christian-used churchy word "bondservant," which you never hear outside of a biblical reference.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2021
His grandfather, Cao Yin, was an imperial bondservant, an important functionary in the south, who enjoyed high favour with the emperor Kangxi.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 12, 2016
He did everything he could to propitiate his malicious enemy and conqueror, nay he offered to be his serf, his bondservant, if only he might pay the fearful debt thus.
From Barbarossa and Other Tales by Paul Heyse
I am a fellow bondservant with you and with your brothers, the prophets, and with those who keep the words of this book.
From The World English Bible (WEB): Revelation by Anonymous
Under the Mosaic law a bondservant could only be held by his master for six years; in the seventh he was 'to go out free for nothing'.
From Standards of Life and Service by Thomas Henry Howard
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