bondman
Example Sentences
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"Zercho is a Jazyge," said the bondman, rising and rubbing his bruised shins.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
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)
"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
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
He has been so long a bondman, the irons have cut so deeply into his flesh, that on first coming out into God's good light he staggers blindly as one drunk.
From Doctor Cupid by Broughton, Rhoda