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bondwoman

[bond-woom-uhn]

bond·wom·an

[bond-woom-uhn]
noun, plural -wom·en.
a female slave.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English bonde womman. See bond2, woman
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bondwoman

noun
1. a female bound to serve without wages 
2. a female slave 
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