'Bondsman' definitions:
Definition of 'bondsman'
(from WordNet)
noun
A male slave [syn: bondman, bondsman]
noun
Someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else [syn: bondsman, bondswoman]
noun
A male bound to serve without wages [syn: bondman, bondsman]
Definition of 'Bondsman'
From: GCIDE
- Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. Bondsmen. [Bond, a. or n. + man.]
- 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. [1913 Webster]
- Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bondsman'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bailsman,
- bondmaid,
- bondman,
- bondslave,
- bondswoman,
- captive,
- chattel,
- chattel slave,
- churl,
- concubine,
- debt slave,
- galley slave,
- godfather,
- godparent,
- guarantee,
- guarantor,
- guaranty,
- helot,
- homager,
- insurer,
- liege,
- liege man,
- liege subject,
- mainpernor,
- mortgagor,
- odalisque,
- peon,
- serf,
- servant,
- slave,
- sponsor,
- subject,
- surety,
- theow,
- thrall,
- underwriter,
- vassal,
- villein,
- warrantor