| Bondsman 1. (n.) A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman. 2. (n.) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another. Thesaurus Entries bailsman, bondmaid, bondman, bondslave, bondswoman, captive, chattel, chattel slave, churl, concubine, debt slave, galley slave, godfather, godparent, guarantee, guarantor, guaranty, helot, homager, insurer, liege, liege man, liege subject, mainpernor, mortgagor, odalisque, peon, serf, servant, slave, sponsor, subject, surety, theow, thrall, underwriter, vassal, villein, warrantor |