Bond

bond, n. that which binds, a band: link of connection or union: a writing of obligation to pay a sum or to perform a contract: any constraining or any cementing force: in building, the connection of one stone or brick with another, made by lapping the one over the other as the work is carried up, as in English bond , Flemish bond , .: ( pl. ) imprisonment, captivity.— adj. bound: in a state of servitude.— v.t. to put imported goods in the customs' warehouses till the duties on them are paid—hence Bonded stores or warehouses , To take out of bond , .— p.adj. Bond′ed , secured by bond, as duties.— ns. Bond′er , a binding stone or brick; Bond′-hold′er , a person who holds bonds of a private person or public company; Bond′ing , that arrangement by which goods remain in the customs' warehouses till the duties are paid; Bond′maid , Bond′woman , Bonds′woman , a woman-slave; Bond′man , a man-slave; Bond′manship ; Bond′serv′ant , a slave; Bond′-serv′ice , the condition of a bond-servant: slavery; Bond′-slave , a slave; Bonds′man , a bondman or slave: a surety; Bond′-stone , a stone which reaches a considerable distance into or entirely through a wall for the purpose of binding it together; Bond′-tim′ber , timber built into a wall as it is carried up for the purpose of binding it together in a longitudinal direction.— Bonded debt , the debt of a corporation represented by the bonds it has i ued, as contrasted with its floating debt. [A variant of band —A.S. bind an , to bind.]