Definition of bondwoman in US English:
bondwoman
nounPlural bondwomen ˈbän(d)ˌwo͝omənˈbän(d)ˌwo͝omən
A female bondservant or slave.
Example sentencesExamples
- Although such laws were most prevalent in the South, the northern colonies also enacted statutes restricting the lives of bondmen and bondwomen.
- In the Islamic version the would-be victim is Ishmael or Isma il, Abraham's son with the bondwoman Hagar, who lived to become ancestor of the Arabs.
- This event should be observed by all the descendants of former bondmen and bondwomen, as we call to mind the beginning of our captivity and bondage in this country.