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

It was really as Zercho the bondman had believed: Bissula had become the captive, not of Ausonius, but another; and his captive she remained.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

Sinson took very good care, in the disquietude of his suspicious temper, that his bondman should not be left in the way of temptation.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

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

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