bondmaid

[ bond-meyd ]

noun

1. a female slave.
2. a woman bound to service without wages.

bondmaid

/ ˈbɒndˌmeɪd /

noun

1. an unmarried female serf or slave

Word History and Origins

Origin of bondmaid¹

First recorded in 1520–30; bond ² + maid

Example Sentences

Said Duffy to the King, ‘Wilt thou buy a bondmaid, namely, my daughter?’ says he.

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Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

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Now, if you carefully read the apostolic explanation in these verses, you will notice that the two sons of Abraham are two covenants, and the bondmaid Hagar represents an Arabian mountain, which by a magical change becomes the same as the city of Jerusalem.

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For it is written Abraham had two sons, one by a bondmaid, the other by a free woman.

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Its literal meaning is bondmaid, whose equivalent was reckoned at three cows.

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