bondman

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He had gone to London before the party at Pendarrel, to consult Mr. Truby, and to see his bondman, Everope.

From Trevethlan: (Vol 2 of 3) A Cornish Story. by Watson, William Davy

If having no wife is to be free, you can hardly call him a bondman.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Even against his lord the bondman had some standing ground for a civil action.

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

Then the North reasoned and counselled with the South; endeavored to show them the great wrongs done to the bondman, and that the nation could not prosper under the terrible curse of slavery.

From The Nation's Peril Twelve Years' Experience in the South by Anonymous

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