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someone bound to serve another without pay — such as a slave, serf, or indentured servant
(An indentured servant is someone who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without wages for a period of time. This could result from an unpaid debt or be a way to pay for transportation to a new place. Though common in the American colonies, today it is illegal.)
(An indentured servant is someone who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work without wages for a period of time. This could result from an unpaid debt or be a way to pay for transportation to a new place. Though common in the American colonies, today it is illegal.)
- The first of Will's family to set foot on Georgia soil might even have been one of Oglethorpe's debtors or a bond servant.4.40 (71% in)
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