Bŏnd'-sĕrv'ant, n.

n. [bond and servant.] A slave; one who is subjected to the authority of another, or whose person and liberty are restrained. If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond-servant; but as a hired servant . . . he shall be with thee. Lev. xxv. 39, 40.