bondman

Example Sentences

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And therefore I pray thee, O my lord, let me abide a bondman, and let the lad go up with his brethren.

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

And now Michael determined, if possible, to make Everope his bondman.

From Trevethlan: Volume 1 A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

The scriptural Joseph had been sold as a bondman into Egypt; this little Joseph seemed to have been brought into the world to be a slave.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

His bondman rose from the ground in a fury not to be described.

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

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

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix