2. (Masonry) A bonding stone or brick; a bondstone.

Bond"er, n. [Norwegian bonde.] A freeholder on a small scale. [Norway] Emerson.

Bond"hold`er (&?;), n. A person who holds the bonds of a public or private corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.

Bond"maid` (&?;), n. [Bond, a. or n. + maid.] A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as distinguished from a hired servant.

Bond"man (&?;), n.; pl. Bondmen (&?;). [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. "To enfranchise bondmen." Macaulay.

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