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bondservice

Meaning of “bondservice”

Compulsory labor or service imposed upon people held in bondage.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
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First occurrence: 1 Kings 9:21

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The KJV occurrence

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1 Kings 9:21
Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
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The 1611 reading
1611 witness · 1 Kings 9:21 · retained source text

Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able vtterly to destroy, vpon those did Solomon leuie a tribute of bond-seruice vnto this day.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

The condition of a bond-servant; slavery.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 1, leaf 294