bondslave

bond·slave

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [bond-sleyv]
- /ˈbɒndˌsleɪv/
- /bɒnd.sleɪv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [bond-sleyv]
- /ˈbɒndˌsleɪv/

Definitions of bondslave word

noun bondslave a person held in bondage. 1
noun bondslave One who works as a slave under an indenture; a bondsman or bondswoman. 0

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Origin of bondslave

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

First recorded in 1555-65; bond2 + slave

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Parts of speech for Bondslave

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Bondslave

bondslave popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

bondslave usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for bondslave

noun bondslave

chattel — Chattels are things that belong to you.
serf — a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
servant — a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
slave — a person who is the property of and wholly subject to another; a bond servant.
bondsman — a person bound by bond to act as surety for another

All 5 Synonyms of bondslave