bondman
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The bondman dwelt with his wife and child near his master in special huts, which were erected on the land that was allotted to him for cultivation.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. I. by Gustav Freytag
A freeman is one who tills his own land, and is no man's vassal or bondman.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
No, my pretty one, I have never been a bondman; and, what is more, I never shall.
From The Last of the Vikings by John Bowling
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 Paul Vinogradoff
It allowed the bondman a large amount of leisure, or time which he need not devote to his master's service; 2.
From Three Prize Essays on American Slavery by A.C. Baldwin
In Canada, the bail system is largely predicated on community trust and connections and does not involve large cash deposits and commercial bail bondmen, as it does in many U.S. states.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
As was too often the case, a handful of nervous bondmen informed their masters of what was afoot.
From New York Times ● Jun. 18, 2015
In the busiest underwriting week since 1929, bondmen offered $378 million of corporate and municipal bonds to an easy-money market that gulped the flotations and bid for more.
From Time Magazine Archive
Retail bondmen complained of the small percentage of a security's selling price that they must work on.
From Time Magazine Archive
The occupiers of land were generally bondmen, whose persons and effects were equally his property.
From An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Germain Garnier
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