Synonyms for "bondsman" (40 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (8)

bondmanbailsmanbondmaidbondslavebondswomancaptivechattel

Noun(1 words)

bondman

Strong matches (12)

chattel slavechurlconcubinedebt slavegalley slavegodfathergodparentguaranteeguarantorguarantyhelothomager

Related words (20)

insurerliegeliege manliege subjectmainpernormortgagorodalisquepeonserfservantslavesponsorsubjectsuretytheowthrallunderwritervassalvilleinwarrantor

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

5 entries

adult malebond servantbondspersonmanslave

Synonyms

1 entries

bondman

Related terms

2 entries

bail bondsmanbondswoman

derived

1 entries

bondsmanship

derived from

1 entries

bond

is a

1 entries

benefactor

related to

7 entries

bail bondsmanbondindenturedobligationsresponsibilityservantslave

Translations

17 translations across 12 languages.

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Arabic

1 entries

• كَفِيل noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Dutch

1 entries

• borg noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Hebrew

1 entries

• עבד noun (male slave)

Latin

1 entries

• sponsor noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries

• derhûd noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Persian

1 entries

• بنده noun (male slave)

Polish

3 entries

• niewolnik noun (male slave)
• poręczyciel noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)
• sługa noun (male indentured servant)

Portuguese

1 entries

• fiador noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Romanian

1 entries

• slugă noun (male indentured servant)

Russian

3 entries

• поручи́тель noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)
• раб noun (male slave)
• слуга́ noun (male indentured servant)

Spanish

2 entries

• aval noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)
• fiador noun (someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations)

Welsh

1 entries

• caethwas noun (male slave)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

To Sleep I give my powers away; ⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; […]

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