n. A man who is bound in servitude; a slave or serf.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages.
n. A villain, or tenant in villenage.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. In old English law, a villein, or tenant in villeinage.
n. A man slave, or a man bound to service without wages. Also improperly written bondsman.
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n. a male bound to serve without wages
n. a male slave
Word Usage
""And what would you call the bondman whose master had generously paid his debt, and who refused to accept that generosity, but insisted on working it out himself, though the debt was more than he could discharge by the work of a thousand years?""