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BONDMAID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bondmaid mean?
• BONDMAID (noun)
The noun BONDMAID has 2 senses:
1. a female bound to serve without wages
2. a female slave
Familiarity information: BONDMAID used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A female bound to serve without wages
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bondmaid; bondswoman; bondwoman
Hypernyms ("bondmaid" is a kind of...):
bond servant (someone bound to labor without wages)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A female slave
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
bondmaid; bondswoman; bondwoman
Hypernyms ("bondmaid" is a kind of...):
slave (a person who is owned by someone)
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