bondsman Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a male slave
    bondman.
  2. noun someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
    bondswoman.
  3. noun a male bound to serve without wages
    bondman.

WordNet

Bonds"man noun
Etymology
Bond,a.orn.+ man.
Wordforms
plural Bondsmen
Definitions
  1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
    Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham.
  2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.

Webster 1913