Bond

bond, w. That which r~r i i i i i i binds, fastens, or con-, '., 1,, I,, 1, fines; a binding force or i ' i i i ' influence. (Law.) A ' _.' '"^ ' writing by which one English Bond. binds himself, his heirs, ___^^_ executors, etc., to pay a ' ' i i i sum. (Arch.) Union or ' t ) I t ' * i tie of stones or bricks in a i i i i H — * wall. — a. In a state of -—•' -^ ■-.- J^-iJ-^-i.]_.. servitude or captivity.—. " v. t. To secure payment * lemish Bond. sim, cube, full; moon, ffiot; cow, oil of, by giving a bond. — Bond' age, n. State of being under restraint; obligation. (Old Eng. Law.) Villenage. — Bonded goods. Goods left in charge of customs officers, — bonds being given for the payment of duties upon them. ware'house, n. A place where bonded goods are stored. — Bond'maid, n. A female slave. man, n. A man slave. (Old Eng. Law.) A villain, or tenant in villenage. serv'ant, n. A slave. — service,?*. Slavery. — slave,/;. One in slavery. — stone, n. (Masonry /) A stone running through the thickne of a wall to bind it together. — tim-'ber, n. A beam worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally. —Bondsman, bondz'man, n.; pi. -men. A bondman. (Law.) A surety; one who gives security for another. — worn an. n. A woman slave.