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View synonyms for bondswoman
bondswoman
1[ bondz-woom-uhn ]
bondswoman
2[ bondz-woom-uhn ]
noun
, plural bonds·wom·en.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of bondswoman1
1605–15; bond's woman woman of the bond, i.e., its signer; bondsman 1, woman
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Example Sentences
In commemoration of the sacrifice by Abraham, according to the Koran, of Ishmael, child of his bondswoman.
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Still the laws of the Republic made woman practically the bondswoman of man.
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In the preface to The Bondswoman's Son he confesses that he has sometimes wondered if he has incarnated different personalities.
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A penance of seven years was imposed for perjury, with the additional penalty of setting free a bondsman or bondswoman.
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It is possible for a woman to fulfil a bond and yet not be a bondswoman.
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