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==English==
==English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|en|bondman}}


===Etymology===
===Etymology===
{{af|en|bond|-s-|-man}}
From {{af|en|bond|-s-|-man}}.


===Pronunciation===
===Pronunciation===
* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/ˈbɒndzmən/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɒndzmən/|a=UK}}
* {{a|GA}} {{IPA|en|/ˈbɑndzmən/}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈbɑndzmən/|a=GA}}
* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-bondsman.wav|a=US}}


===Noun===
===Noun===
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# A male [[slave]].
# A male [[slave]].
#* {{RQ:Tennyson In Memoriam|IV||To Sleep I give my powers away;<br>⁠My will is '''bondsman''' to the dark; […]}}
# A male [[indentured]] [[servant]].
# A male [[indentured]] [[servant]].
# Someone who signs a [[bond]] that states that they have taken [[responsibility]] for someone else's [[obligations]].
# Someone who signs a [[bond]] that states that they have taken [[responsibility]] for someone else's [[obligations]].

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|bondsmanship}}


====Translations====
====Translations====
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* Hebrew: {{t+|he|עבד|m|tr=eved}}
* Hebrew: {{t+|he|עבד|m|tr=eved}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|بنده|tr=bande}}
* Persian: {{t+|fa|بنده|tr=bande}}
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* Russian: {{t+|ru|раб|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|раб|m}}
* Welsh: {{t+|cy|caethwas}}
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{{trans-top|male indentured servant}}
{{trans-top|male indentured servant}}
* Romanian: {{t+|ro|slugă|f-d}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|слуга́|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|слуга́|m}}
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* Arabic: {{t|ar|كَفِيل|m}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|كَفِيل|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|borg|m}}
* Dutch: {{t+|nl|borg|m}}
* Kurdish: {{t+|ku|derhûd}}
* Kurdish:
*: Northern Kurdish: {{t+|kmr|derhûd}}
* Latin: {{t|la|sponsor|m}}
* Latin: {{t|la|sponsor|m}}
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* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fiador}}
* Portuguese: {{t+|pt|fiador}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|поручи́тель|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|поручи́тель|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|aval}}, {{t|es|fiador|m}}
* Spanish: {{t+|es|aval}}, {{t+|es|fiador|m}}
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===See also===
===See also===
* {{l|en|bondswoman}}
* {{l|en|bail bondsman}}
* {{l|en|bail bondsman}}


[[Category:en:People]]
{{C|en|People|Slaves}}
{{cln|en|male equivalent nouns}}

Latest revision as of 00:39, 17 November 2024

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From bond +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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bondsman (plural bondsmen)

  1. A male slave.
  2. A male indentured servant.
  3. Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.

Derived terms

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Translations

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See also

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