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bondslave

noun
/ˈbɒndsleɪv/UK

Etymology

From bond + slave.

  1. derived from σκῡλεύω
  2. derived from Σκλάβος
  3. derived from Sclavus — “Slav”
  4. derived from sclavus — “slave”
  5. derived from sclave
  6. inherited from sclave
  7. compounded as bondslave — “bond + slave”

Definitions

  1. One who works as a slave under an indenture

    One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman.

    • To whom they shewed, how those marchants were / Arriv'd in place their bondslaves for to buy […].

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA