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Webster 1913 Edition


Bond

Bond

(bŏnd)
,
Noun.
[The same word as band. Cf.
Band
,
Bend
.]
1.
That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.
Gnawing with my teeth my
bonds
in sunder,
I gained my freedom.
Shakespeare
2.
pl.
The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint.
“This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of bonds.”
Acts xxvi.
3.
A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting tie;
as, the
bonds
of fellowship
.
A people with whom I have no tie but the common
bond
of mankind.
Burke.
4.
Moral or political duty or obligation.
I love your majesty
According to my
bond
, nor more nor less.
Shakespeare
5.
(Law)
A writing under seal, by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is a
single bond
. But usually a condition is added, that, if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum.
Bouvier.
Wharton.
6.
A financial instrument (of the nature of the ordinary legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for purpose of borrowing money; a written promise to pay a specific sum of money on or before a specified day, given in return for a sum of money;
as, a government, city, or railway
bond
.
7.
The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the duties are paid;
as, merchandise in
bond
.
8.
(Arch.)
The union or tie of the several stones or bricks forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this purpose in several different ways, as in
English bond
or
block bond
(Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks with their ends toward the face of the wall, called headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers; Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English by the change of the second stretcher line so that its joints come in the middle of the first, and the same position of stretchers comes back every fifth line; Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the other.
Syn. – Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.

Bond

(bŏnd)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Bonded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Bonding
.]
1.
To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise) by giving a bond.
2.
(Arch.)
To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.

Bond

,
Noun.
[OE.
bond
,
bonde
, peasant, serf, AS.
bonda
,
bunda
, husband, bouseholder, from Icel.
bōndi
husbandman, for
būandi
, fr.
būa
to dwell. See
Boor
,
Husband
.]
A vassal or serf; a slave.
[Obs. or Archaic]

Bond

,
Adj.
In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.
By one Spirit are we all baptized . . . whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be
bond
or free.
1 Cor. xii. 13.

Webster 1828 Edition


Bond

BOND

,
Noun.
1.
Anything that binds, as a cord, a chain, a rope; a band.
2.
Ligament; that which holds things together.
3.
Union; connection; a binding.
Let walls be so constructed as to make a good bond.
4.
In the plural, chains; imprisonment; captivity.
He hath done nothing worthy of death or of bonds. Acts.
5.
Cause of union; cement which unites; link of connection; as the bonds of affection.
Charity is the bond of perfectness. Col.3
6.
An obligation imposing a moral duty, as by a vow, or promise, by law or other means.
7.
In law, an obligation or deed by which a person binds himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay a certain sum, on or before a future day appointed. This is a single bond. But usually a condition is added, that ;if the obligor shall do a certain act, or pay a certain sum of money, on or before a time specified, the obligation shall be void; otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the whole sum.

BOND

,
Adj.
[for bound.] In a state of servitude, or slavery; captive.
Whether we be jews or Gentiles; whether we be bond or free. 1 Cor.12.

BOND

,
Verb.
T.
To give bond for; as for duties or customs at a custom house; to secure payment of, by giving a bond.
On their reshipment and exportation, official clearances were given, in which no mention was made that the cargo consisted of bonded or debentured goods.
In the U.States, it is applied to the goods on which the customs arise, and to the duties secured by bond.

Definition 2024


bönd

bönd

See also: bond and Bond

Icelandic

Noun

bönd n

  1. indefinite nominative plural of band
  2. indefinite accusative plural of band