bondwoman

Thân thiện

A bondwoman carries a basket of fruit from the orchard.

Definition

Noun: 1. A female slave: A woman who is legally owned by another person and forced to work without freedom or personal rights. 2. A female bound to serve without wages: A woman who is obligated to provide service, typically under a contract or bond, without receiving payment.

Usage Examples

• As a female slave:
  • In the historical records, the bondwoman was listed among the property of the estate.
  • The novel tells the story of a bondwoman's struggle for freedom.
• As a female indentured servant:
  • She arrived in the colony as a bondwoman, bound to serve for seven years to pay for her passage.

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily historical and is used in legal, historical, or literary contexts to describe the status of women in systems of servitude or slavery.
• It often carries a connotation of legal or contractual obligation, distinguishing it from more general terms for a female slave.

Variants and Related Words

• Bondman (noun): The male equivalent; a male slave or a man bound to service.
• Bondage (noun): The state of being a slave or serf.
• Bondservant (noun): A person bound to service without wages; a term that can be gender-neutral or refer to either sex.

Synonyms

• Female slave
• Enslaved woman
• Thrall (archaic)
• Serf (specifically in a feudal context, bound to the land)
• Indentured servant (specifically under a contract for a set period)

Antonyms

• Freewoman
• Citizen
• Mistress (in the sense of a female owner)

Related Phrases

• In bond: Being in a state of servitude or slavery.
  • Her grandmother was born in bond.
• Bond service: The condition or period of being a bondservant.
  • He completed his ten years of bond service.

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• bondswoman
• bondmaid