bondman
/ˈbɑndmən/
noun
- A man who is bound to serve someone else, especially in a feudal system; a serf or slave.
- Historical records show that a bondman's children were also bound to the same lord.
- The bondman worked the fields from sunrise to sunset, owing his labor to the estate.
- In medieval times, a bondman could not leave the land without his lord's permission.