WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bond•man
(bond′mən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -men.
- a male slave.
- a man bound to service without wages.
- Law[Old Eng. Law.]a villein or other unfree tenant.
- Middle English bonde man. See bond2, man1 1200–50
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