bondslave
Person in servitude
A bondslave is a person held in complete servitude—someone bound to another as property.
The term emphasizes the totality of enslavement, combining "bond" (a binding obligation) with "slave" for intensified effect.
It appears in historical and biblical contexts: The Israelites were bondslaves in Egypt.
The word is archaic in everyday speech but persists in religious and literary usage.
One held captive
- chattelMovable personal property
- serfdomFeudal bound labor
- indentureFormal binding contract
- vassalageSubordination to a lord
subjugation · captivity · manumission · emancipation · helotry · villeinage · bondwoman · shackles
Pledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
- dutyRequired moral task
oath · vow · covenant · pledge · commitment · service · obedience · submission
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One held captive
vassalage · subjugation · captivity · manumission · emancipation · helotry · villeinage · bondwoman · shackles · chains
fealty
Pledged devotion to authority
- allegianceLoyalty owed to authority
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- loyaltyFaithful commitment to another
duty · oath · vow · covenant · pledge · commitment · service · obedience · submission · bondservant
bondslavefreeman
Unchained person with rights
freedman · freedwoman · independent · free agent · wage earner
bondslavemaster
Authority or controller
slaveowner · slaveholder · slave owner · overlord · lord
bond, slave, bonds, bonded, bonding, bondage, bondsman, slaves, slaved