1. plural of bondsman: people who provide bail or surety for someone accused of a crime
Usage: legal
2. plural of bondsman: serfs or people in feudal bondage
Usage: historical

Examples

• The bondsmen posted bail for the defendant’s release.
• Several bondsmen gathered at the courthouse that morning.
• The bail bondsmen charged a ten percent fee for their services.
• Medieval bondsmen were tied to their lord’s land.
• The feudal system relied on bondsmen to work the fields.
• Unlike bondsmen, free peasants could move between villages.