10 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
noun someone who signs a bond as surety for someone else
noun a female bound to serve without wages
noun a female slave
originEtymology tree Middle English bonden English bond English -s- Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English womman English woman English bondswoman From bond + -s- + woman.
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