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

The most complete and laborious service cannot possibly outrun the obligation of the rescued bondservant to the Possessor, of the limb to the blessed Head.

From Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians by Moule, H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn)

Of this art of yours every wave is a bondservant.

From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas

Between us there can be no question of a debt; my love makes me your bondservant, and as such my service is yours rightfully.”

From Joscelyn Cheshire A Story of Revolutionary Days in the Carolinas by Kennedy, Sara Beaumont