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bondswoman

/bondz-woom-uhn/US // ˈbɒndzˌwʊm ən //

女债券人,女债主,女债券家,女债券商

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural bonds·wom·en.Law.

    • : a woman who is bound or who by bond becomes surety for another.

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Examples

  • In commemoration of the sacrifice by Abraham, according to the Koran, of Ishmael, child of his bondswoman.

  • Still the laws of the Republic made woman practically the bondswoman of man.

  • In the preface to The Bondswoman's Son he confesses that he has sometimes wondered if he has incarnated different personalities.

  • A penance of seven years was imposed for perjury, with the additional penalty of setting free a bondsman or bondswoman.

  • It is possible for a woman to fulfil a bond and yet not be a bondswoman.