bondwoman

variants also bondswoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bondwoman
Noun
  • Because the sheriff’s office only accepts bail in person, with cash or a cashier’s check — and because local bondsmen will not serve migrants — many migrants have been forced to make similar payments to a cottage industry of informal couriers.
    Jack Herrera Jack Herrera, New York Times, 1 May 2025
  • Kevin Bacon starred as the titular bondsman, with Jennifer Nettles, Damon Herriman, Beth Grant, Maxwell Jenkins, and Jolene Purdy also starring.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 May 2025
Noun
  • The practice goes back to soon after the Civil War, when Congress ratified the Constitution’s 14th Amendment, in part to ensure that Black people, including former slaves, had citizenship.
    Tim Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2025
  • The other was used by people descended from slaves brought from Southeast Asia to work for the Afrikaner farmers.
    Carey Baraka, The Dial, 26 June 2025
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“Bondwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bondwoman. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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