bondman
Example Sentences
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One who is absent wishes to free his bondman in the assembly.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
A fire was indeed coming—was already kindled—which was to set the bondman free: and God was in the fire.
From Cudjo's Cave by Trowbridge, J. T. (John Townsend)
The scriptural Joseph had been sold as a bondman into Egypt; this little Joseph seemed to have been brought into the world to be a slave.
From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
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
"Are you perfectly sure," asked Adalo, seizing the bondman by the shoulder and forcing him to turn his averted face, "that this horseman was the old Roman?"
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
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