bondman

/'bɔndmən/ Cách viết khác : (bondsman) /'bɔndzmen/

Thân thiện

A bondman works in the fields under the watch of an overseer.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A male slave: A man who is legally owned by another person and forced to work without freedom or personal rights.
   • A male serf or bondsman: Historically, a man bound to serve a lord or work on land without wages, lacking personal liberty but not necessarily owned as chattel.

Usage and Examples

• Noun:
  • In ancient societies, a bondman could be sold or traded by his master.
  • The feudal system relied on the labor of the bondman working the lord's fields.
  • He lived his life as a bondman, with no hope of earning his freedom.

Advanced Usage

• Legal/Historical Context: The term is primarily used in historical or legal discussions about slavery, feudalism, or indentured servitude.
  • The court records from the 16th century listed him as a bondman to the estate.

Variants and Related Words

• Bondwoman (noun): The female equivalent; a female slave or serf.
• Bondsman (noun): A more general term that can mean: 1) a person who provides a bond or surety, or 2) a male slave or serf (often used interchangeably with 'bondman' in historical contexts).
• Bondage (noun): The state of being a slave or serf; lack of freedom.
• Bondservant (noun): A person bound to service without wages; a synonym for a slave or indentured servant.

Synonyms

• Slave: A person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.
• Serf: An agricultural laborer bound under the feudal system to work on his lord's estate.
• Thrall: (Historical) A slave, servant, or captive.
• Vassal: (Historical) A holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance to a lord; sometimes implies servitude.

Antonyms

• Freeman: A person who is not a slave or serf; one possessing civil or political liberty.
• Master: A man who has people, especially slaves or servants, under his control.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• In bond: In a state of servitude or slavery. (This phrase uses the root 'bond' but is not a direct phrasal verb with 'bondman').
  • His ancestors were held in bond for generations.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a male slave
2. a male bound to serve without wages

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