bondwoman n 1: a female bound to serve without wages [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}] 2: a female slave [syn: {bondwoman}, {bondswoman}, {bondmaid}]
Bondwoman \Bond"wom`an\ (b[o^]nd"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl. {Bondwomen} (-w[i^]m`en). [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.] A woman who is a slave, or in bondage. [1913 Webster] He who was of the bondwoman. --Gal. iv. 23. [1913 Webster]