bondman
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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 William Davy Watson
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 Louis Couperus
"Zercho is a Jazyge," said the bondman, rising and rubbing his bruised shins.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Felix Dahn
He has been so long a bondman, the irons have cut so deeply into his flesh, that on first coming out into God's good light he staggers blindly as one drunk.
From Doctor Cupid by Rhoda Broughton
Then the King caused the man whom he had found asleep to be brought forward, and he proved to be a bondman.
From Stories and Ballads of the Far Past Translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese) with Introductions and Notes by Nora Kershaw
In Canada, the bail system is largely predicated on community trust and connections and does not involve large cash deposits and commercial bail bondmen, as it does in many U.S. states.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
As was too often the case, a handful of nervous bondmen informed their masters of what was afoot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2015
Retail bondmen complained of the small percentage of a security's selling price that they must work on.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the busiest underwriting week since 1929, bondmen offered $378 million of corporate and municipal bonds to an easy-money market that gulped the flotations and bid for more.
From Time Magazine Archive
Joseph subsequently laid down most humane rules regulating the relations between the bondmen and their landlords.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 14 by Various
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