bondman

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Any agreement with a bondman led to a forfeiture of the lord's rights.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul

A freeman is one who tills his own land, and is no man's vassal or bondman.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

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

"Are you perfectly sure," asked Adalo, seizing the bondman by the shoulder and forcing him to turn his averted face, "that this horseman was the old Roman?"

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

It is always important to decide whether a bondman is in the seisin of his lord or not, and the chief means to show it is to trace his connexion with the territorial lordship.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul