bondsman

English

Alternative forms

• bondman

Etymology

From bond +‎ -s- +‎ -man.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈbɒndzmən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɑndzmən/

• Audio (US):

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Noun

bondsman (plural bondsmen)

1. A male slave.
   • 1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, Canto IV:

     To Sleep I give my powers away;
     ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; […]

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

• bondsmanship

 

Translations

male slave

• Hebrew: עבד (he) m (eved)
• Persian: بنده (fa) (bande)
• Russian: раб (ru) m (rab)
• Welsh: caethwas (cy)

male indentured servant

• Romanian: slugă (ro) f du
• Russian: слуга́ (ru) m (slugá)

someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations

• Arabic: كَفِيل m (kafīl)
• Dutch: borg (nl) m
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: derhûd (ku)

• Latin: sponsor m
• Portuguese: fiador (pt)
• Russian: поручи́тель (ru) m (poručítelʹ)
• Spanish: aval (es), fiador (es) m

See also

• bondswoman
• bail bondsman