bondman

Example Sentences

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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

Fiercely agitated by such thoughts, he sent the bondman, who was crouching beside the fire, to the tent.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

It was really as Zercho the bondman had believed: Bissula had become the captive, not of Ausonius, but another; and his captive she remained.

From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix

"Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide as a bondman, instead of the lad."

From The Dramatization of Bible Stories An experiment in the religious education of children by Lobingier, Elizabeth Erwin Miller

No, my pretty one, I have never been a bondman; and, what is more, I never shall.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John