bondwoman

variants also bondswoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondwoman
Noun
  • Plus, bail bondsmen are the ultimate local rent seekers.
    Dan Gooding Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Such a bond limits a defendant from relying on a bail bondsman and the use of collateral.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • But then a twist of fate in the form of a mutinous slave ship off the coast of the United States offered an opportunity to take the battle over slavery to the courts.
    Time, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • As a young boy growing up in Seville—he was born in 1484—Bartolomé had witnessed the glory heaped on Columbus upon his return from his first cross-Atlantic voyage and heard the stories of islands filled with gold, spices, and potential slaves.
    Greg Grandin September 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Bondwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondwoman. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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