bondman

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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

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

Judah came near to him, and said, O my Lord, let me abide a bondman instead of the lad.

From Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel by Couperus, Louis

And therefore I pray thee, O my lord, let me abide a bondman, and let the lad go up with his brethren.

From Ecstasy: A Study of Happiness A Novel by Couperus, Louis

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 Freytag, Gustav