bondman
Example Sentences
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But brutes are more loyal than human beings: often, very often, Bruna seeks my little maid and Zercho the bondman.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix
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
Even against his lord the bondman had some standing ground for a civil action.
From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul
Even comfortable circumstances, which he apparently enjoyed, created in the Malmesbury bondman no satisfaction with his lot.
From Chaucer and His England by Coulton, G. G.
The bondman was now crouching beside the fire, trying to keep the smoke from the white-haired woman with the wolf-skin he wore for a cloak.
From A Captive of the Roman Eagles by Dahn, Felix