noun.
A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf.
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noun.
a male bound to serve without wages
noun.
a male slave
Word Usage
""And what would you call the bondman whose master had generously paid his debt, and who refused to accept that generosity, but insisted on working it out himself, though the debt was more than he could discharge by the work of a thousand years?""