2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.

Bond" serv`ant (&?;). A slave; one who is bound to service without wages.

If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: but as an hired servant.

Lev. xxv. 39, 40.

Bond" serv`ice (&?;). The condition of a bond servant; service without wages; slavery.

Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bond service.

1 Kings ix. 21.

Bond"slave` (&?;), n. A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty are subjected to the authority of a master.

Bonds"man (&?;), n.; pl. Bondsmen. [Bond, a. or n. + man.] 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.

Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen.

Derham.

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