Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person obligated to serve without wages.
- noun A slave or serf.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
indentured servant .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009
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If I were still seeking to please men, I would not be a bondservant of Christ.
Living on the Edge Chip Ingram 2009
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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.
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There is no greater calling than to be a bondservant of the One True Living God.
Archive 2006-05-01 Thatsnews 2006
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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:
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There is no greater calling than to be a bondservant of the One True Living God.
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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:
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His wife, Chang Chiung, sold three times before she was twelve, finished up as a bondservant in a landlord's house.
Achievements of Mao Tse Tung Abhay N 2006
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His wife, Chang Chiung, sold three times before she was twelve, finished up as a bondservant in a landlord's house.
Archive 2006-10-01 Abhay N 2006
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Whoever of you wants to become first among you, shall be bondservant of all.
Scriptures at Your Fingertips Merry Graham Rachel Bye 2005
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