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View synonyms for bondswoman

bondswoman

1

[ bondz-woom-uhn ]

noun

, Law.
, plural bonds·wom·en.
  1. a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.


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.

Still the laws of the Republic made woman practically the bondswoman of man.

In the preface to The Bondswoman's Son he confesses that he has sometimes wondered if he has incarnated different personalities.

A penance of seven years was imposed for perjury, with the additional penalty of setting free a bondsman or bondswoman.

It is possible for a woman to fulfil a bond and yet not be a bondswoman.

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