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bondsmen

bondsmen is the plural of bondsman.

Meaning of bondsman

Noun

bondsman (plural bondsmen)

  1. A male slave.
    • Near-synonym: nonfreeman
    Synonyms:
    nonfreeman
    Antonyms:
    freeman, freedman
  2. A male indentured servant.
  3. Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.

Phrases with bondsmen

Questions about bondsmen

What is bondsmen the plural of?
Bondsmen is the plural of bondsman.

Words near bondsmen in the dictionary

  1. bondsmaiden
  2. bondsmaidens
  3. bondsmaids
  4. bondsman
  5. bondsmanship
  6. bondsmen
  7. bondspeople
  8. bondsperson
  9. bondspersons
  10. bondstone
  11. bondstones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: bondsmen (page history and authors); bondsman (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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