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单词 bondservant
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Definition of bondservant in US English:

bondservant

nounˈbän(d)ˌsərvəntˈbän(d)ˌsərvənt
  • 1A person bound in service without wages.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They're seen as drones and corporate bondservants.
    • God has made him his bondservant and so he is a saint.
    • He sells himself as a bondservant to a planter and ship owner, Monsieur Beaunoir and his family in New Orleans.
    1. 1.1 A slave or serf.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • If you purchased a bondservant in Europe in the centuries leading up to the year 1000, the chances were that he or she was a ‘Slav’ - hence the word ‘slave.’
      • This type of speculator ‘destroyed families, escorted coffles, sold diseased slaves, concealed the flaws of bondservants, and corrupted whites through speculation.’
      • Maryland slaveowners gained a reputation for having two prices for their bondservants, one for private citizens and a higher one for traders.
 
 

Definition of bondservant in US English:

bondservant

nounˈbän(d)ˌsərvənt
  • 1A person bound in service without wages.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They're seen as drones and corporate bondservants.
    • He sells himself as a bondservant to a planter and ship owner, Monsieur Beaunoir and his family in New Orleans.
    • God has made him his bondservant and so he is a saint.
    1. 1.1 A slave or serf.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Maryland slaveowners gained a reputation for having two prices for their bondservants, one for private citizens and a higher one for traders.
      • If you purchased a bondservant in Europe in the centuries leading up to the year 1000, the chances were that he or she was a ‘Slav’ - hence the word ‘slave.’
      • This type of speculator ‘destroyed families, escorted coffles, sold diseased slaves, concealed the flaws of bondservants, and corrupted whites through speculation.’
 
 
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