Definition of "bondwoman" [bond•wom•an]

• A woman bondservant. (noun)

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• "The bondwoman is a free woman compared with the wife."
• "Agar the bondwoman is a figure of the mount Sinaiwhcre the peo - ple of ifrae I recciued the law: Sara the frcewoman is a figure of the hcaucnly Hierufalemj from whenfe pioceedeth the Gofpell."
• "The fine for defect is calculated on the basis of how much a virgin bondwoman or a favorite slave would be worth and how much less such a bondwoman who was not a virgin would be worth."