bond servant

Meanings

• noun

  A person who is legally bound to serve another person or an organization for a specified period of time, typically in exchange for payment or freedom.

  - "The indentured servant worked on the plantation for five years."
  - "The bond servant was freed after completing his term of service."

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Variants

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bond servant , bond servants

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Etymology

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The term 'servant' comes from the Old French 'servir', meaning 'to serve'. The term 'bond' refers to the legal agreement that binds the servant to the master.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'bond servant' was commonly used in the context of slavery in the United States and other parts of the world until the abolition of slavery.

2. The phrase 'bond servant' can also be used metaphorically to describe someone who is deeply committed to a particular cause or duty.

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1. Indentured Servant: A type of bond servant who agreed to work for a specified period of time in exchange for transportation to a foreign country and the payment of their travel expenses.

2. Slavery: A system of labor exploitation in which people are treated as property and are forced to work against their will.

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Culture

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In literature, the figure of the bond servant can be found in various works, such as 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe and 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' by Mark Twain. These works depict the harsh realities of slavery and the struggles of bond servants.

How to Memorize "bond servant"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a person in old-fashioned clothing, working on a plantation or in a household, under the supervision of a master or mistress.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the term 'bond servant' with the idea of a legal agreement or contract.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the acronym B-O-N-D: Bonded-Obligation-Not-Done-Yet.

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