BONDSMAN

bondsman. Bondsman, n. one bound for another a surety

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Bonds″man (�), n.; pl. Bondsmen. [[Bond, a. or n. + man.]] 1. 1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.
Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. Derham. 2. 2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security, for another.