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  • 11Slave ship — Slave Slave (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the… …

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  • 12Slave trade — Slave Slave (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the… …

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  • 13Slave trader — Slave Slave (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan. slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave, from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the… …

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  • 14bond — bond1 [bänd] n. [ME bond, band: see BAND1] 1. anything that binds, fastens, or restrains 2. [pl.] a) fetters; shackles b) Archaic imprisonment; captivity 3 …

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  • 15Bond servant — ond servant, Bond servant Bond serv ant A slave; one who is bound to service without wages. [1913 Webster] If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: but as an hired servant.… …

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  • 16bond-servant — ond servant, Bond servant Bond serv ant A slave; one who is bound to service without wages. [1913 Webster] If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond servant: but as an hired servant.… …

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  • 17Bond — Bond, n. [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda, bunda, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. b[=o]ndi husbandman, for b[=u]andi, fr. b[=u]a to dwell. See {Boor}, {Husband}.] A vassal or serf; a slave. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 18bond servant — bond′ serv ant or bond′ serv ant n. 1) a slave 2) a person bound to service without wages • Etymology: 1525–30 …

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  • 19bond|maid — «BOND MAYD», noun. a girl or woman slave …

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  • 20bond|man — «BOND muhn», noun, plural men. 1. a slave. 2. a person who belonged with the land and was sold with it in the Middle Ages; serf; villein …

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