bondman n 1: a male bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondman}, {bondsman}] 2: a male slave [syn: {bondman}, {bondsman}]
Bondman \Bond"man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Bondmen} (-men). [Bond,a.orn.+ man.] 1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. "To enfranchise bondmen." --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage. [1913 Webster] bond-servant