A feudal vassal or serf; a man in bondage or bound by service to a lord or master.
From Middle English 'bonde' (bondsman) plus 'man,' directly reflecting feudal social hierarchy terminology. The word appears in medieval legal documents describing unfree persons and their obligations.
A bonderman occupied a strange legal limbo in medieval society—not quite a slave, yet not free to leave the land without permission; their status was tied to the soil itself, creating a system where people were as immobile as the fields they worked.
'-man' suffix historically reserved for professional roles, excluding women from occupational identity even when they performed the work.
Use 'bondskeeper' or 'bond administrator' to denote role without gendered language.
["bondskeeper","bond administrator","bondsworker"]
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