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bondmaid

/bond-meyd/US // ˈbɒndˌmeɪd //UK // (ˈbɒndˌmeɪd) //

保税女郎,女佣,保税员,女佣人

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a female slave.
    • : a woman bound to service without wages.

Examples

  • He pronounced the decree, and laid upon the bondmaid, and not upon his noble boy, the provision for the journey.

  • The cazi, no less enamoured, says that the woman is his bondmaid, who had absconded with much money.

  • There was a noteworthy horse in Medb's herd and he was of the value of a bondmaid; a horse to match was found among Ailill's.

  • Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

  • All this they bore to the ships of King Alf, and Hjordis and the bondmaid went with them.