bondsman, surety, bail, bondservant, henchman

bondsman

n.

1. A person who provides bond or surety for another.
2. A male bondservant.

IN BRIEF: A male slave; A male bound to serve without wages;

Tutor's tip: A "bondman" is a serf or a slave, while a "bondsman" is a person who provides bail.

sure・ty

━━ n. 【法】保証（人）; 担保; 確実; 確信.
of [for] a surety　〔古〕 確かに.
surety bond　【株】保証証書.

bail¹

━━ n. 保釈; 保釈保証人［金］.
accept [allow, admit to take] bail　保釈を許す.
forfeit [〈話〉jump] one's bail　（保釈中の被告が）出廷しないために保釈金を没収される.
give leg bail　脱走する.
go [stand, put up] bail for　…の保釈保証人となる; …を確実と請け合う.
out on bail　保釈（出所）中.
━━ vt. 保釈してもらう ((out)); （品物を）委託する; （財政困難から）救う.
bail・ee　受寄者 ((動産の寄託(bailment)を受けた人)).
bail・ment　━━ n. 寄託 ((一定期間後に寄託者(bailor)に返還される約束で動産を受寄者(bailee)に引き渡すこと)).
bail・or　━━ n. （動産の）寄託者.
bail・out　パラシュートでの脱出; （財政的な）緊急援助, 救済措置.
bails・man　【法】保釈保証人.

**包衣：「奴隸﹑奴僕。譯自滿州語。清末入關前，凡所獲各部落俘虜，均編為包衣，分屬八旗。鑲黃﹑正黃﹑正白上三旗隸屬內務府，充驍騎﹑護軍﹑前鋒等營兵卒。屬下五旗則分隸王府，為私家的世僕。」所以，作者仿bondsman，鑄一新字：bondservant。不過，本書有些地方將「包衣與主人（康熙）」這一副標題轉成正標題，造成不一致。

Khmer Rouge suspect appeals for release on bail

Prosecutors have urged a UN-backed genocide tribunal to deny bail to
a former Khmer Rouge henchman saying his release could pose a threat
to public order in Cambodia.

• bail (MONEY)
  

be remanded on bail
to be allowed to leave the law court after you have been accused of committing a crime to go to a particular place, usually your home, to wait until the trial begins, after paying a sum of money to the court which will not be given back if you do not appear at the trial



henchman Show phonetics
noun [C] DISAPPROVING
someone who does unpleasant or illegal things for a powerful person:
Like other dictators, he tried to distance himself from the dirty deeds carried out by his henchmen.