bondwoman

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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

I am your bondwoman, but it is appointed by heaven that I shall speak with the illustrious Prince Holofernes himself.

From Judith, a play in three acts Founded on the Apocryphal Book of Judith by Bennett, Arnold

“Cast out that bondwoman and her son,” she demanded of Abraham.

From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Dods, Marcus