bondmaid
Enslaved household servant
A bondmaid is a female slave or indentured servant.
The term appears in historical and biblical contexts, describing a woman bound to service: The bondmaid bore children who belonged to her master.
Like bondman and bondservant, the word is archaic, encountered mainly in older texts and period literature.
Female personal attendant
- maidservantFemale household worker
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- servantOne employed to serve
- thrallOne held captive
chattel · indenture · serfdom · vassal · captive · enslaved · bound · unfree
Female personal attendant
- concubineSecondary female partner
- HagarSarah's Egyptian servant
- patriarchMale head of family
- scriptureSacred religious writings
Genesis · testament · Hebrew · Israelite · household · offspring · inheritance · covenant
Land-for-service social structure
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- villainageFeudal tenant bondage
- peasantryRural working class
overlord · liege · tenure · demesne · indentured · colonial · plantation · antiquity
handmaid
Female personal attendant
- maidservantFemale household worker
- slaveOwned human, forced laborer
- servantOne employed to serve
thrall · chattel · indenture · serfdom · vassal · captive · enslaved · bound · unfree · owned
handmaid
Female personal attendant
scripture · Genesis · testament · Hebrew · Israelite · household · offspring · inheritance · covenant · barren
feudalism
Land-for-service social structure
- manorLanded aristocratic residence
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- villainageFeudal tenant bondage
peasantry · overlord · liege · tenure · demesne · indentured · colonial · plantation · antiquity · serf
bondmaidfreewoman
Emancipated female person
freedwoman · noblewoman · freeman · lady · gentlewoman
bondmaidmistress
Illicit female lover
lady · noblewoman · queen · duchess · aristocrat
bondmaidmistress
Illicit female lover
lady of the house · matron · queen · empress · chatelaine