1. A female who signs a bond as surety for someone else
   "The bondswoman agreed to be financially responsible if her friend defaulted on the loan"
    
2. A female bound to serve without wages
   "The bondswoman spent her days cooking and cleaning for the household";
   - bondwoman, bondmaid
    
3. A female slave
   "The bondswoman dreamed of one day gaining her freedom";
   - bondwoman, bondmaid

Derived forms: bondswomen

Type of: adult female, bond servant, bondsperson [rare], slave, woman

Encyclopedia: Bondswoman