bondman

Example Sentences

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He is not a bondman of any one's my lady, for he told me so himself.

From The Last of the Vikings by Bowling, John

In each case, “whatsoever one may do that is good, this he will receive from the Lord, whether he be a bondman or a freeman.”

From The Expositor's Bible: Ephesians by Findlay, G. G.

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 Baldwin, A.C.

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

Now, being over twenty-one I was my own bondman, and the bank couldn't collect from anybody but me—or the guarantee company.

From A Canadian Bankclerk by Buschlen, J. P.