Definition of "bondsman"

bondsman

/ˈbɒndzmən/

noun
plural bondsmen
1. A male slave.
  Quotations
  To Sleep I give my powers away;⁠My will is bondsman to the dark; […]
  1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], Canto IV
2. A male indentured servant.
3. Someone who signs a bond that states that they have taken responsibility for someone else's obligations.