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

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

Because the fruit of the vineyard had not been freely rendered, a bondservant was sent to demand it.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.

Antecedently possessing the μορφὴ of God, He now de novo 'took' the μορφὴ of a bondservant.

From To My Younger Brethren Chapters on Pastoral Life and Work by Moule, H. C. G. (Handley Carr Glyn)