Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A person obligated to service without wages.
- n. A slave or serf.
Wiktionary
- n. An indentured servant.
Etymologies
- bond(man) + servant. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“If I were still seeking to please men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”
“If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.”
“But, talking honestly, the biggest part of responsibility belongs to the next government of the United States, which therefore has to prove that sincerely considers Europe as an equal fellow ally and not as another bondservant of the so-called Pax Americana.”
“And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:”
“His wife, Chang Chiung, sold three times before she was twelve, finished up as a bondservant in a landlord's house.”
“There is no greater calling than to be a bondservant of the One True Living God.”
“Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.”
“So you are no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.”
“John 8:34-36 WEB Jesus answered them, Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin.”
“On the other hand, no one wants to be a serf/bondservant in fantasy settings either.”
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