bondwoman

The bondwoman in question was Elizabeth, or Bett for short, or sometimes even Mum Bett.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2015

In this time a witch came to town as a bondwoman to the wool merchant's widow.

From Time Magazine Archive

This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for ‘Marmar’, as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

This new order of things disgusted him, and he howled dismally for "marmar," as his angry passions subsided, and recollections of his tender bondwoman returned to the captive autocrat.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott

Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bondwoman.

From Lady Good-for-Nothing by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

"The milch-kine and the bondwomen of the booty he shall have, and for him to hold back his staff-sling from the hosts, for not pleasant is the thunder-feat he works every evening upon them."

From The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge by Joseph Dunn

In the Douay it is, 'If a man sell his daughter to be a servant, she shall not go out as bondwomen are wont to go out.'

From The Bible: what it is by Charles Bradlaugh

Even their bondwomen still spoke a foreign dialect, and commerce with them was mainly by signs.

From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Sir Hall Caine

Having heard the verdict of the doctor, Ali returned in hot haste and silenced both the bondwomen: "The Imam is a villain, and the Chacham is a thief."

From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Sir Hall Caine

At her side walked one of her bondwomen, and, at a pace or two behind, properly attired, and armed only with a short sword, strode the armor bearer.

From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 5, May, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy by Various