Defn: A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic formulæ by a short line or dash. See Diagram of Benzene nucleus, and Valence. Arbitration bond. See under Arbitration. — Bond crediter (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a bond. Blackstone. — Bond debt (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of a bond. Burrows. — Bond (or lap) of a slate, the distance between the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate. — Bond timber, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen it longitudinally.
Syn.
— Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.
BOND
Bond, v. 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.)
Defn: To dispose in building, as the materials of a wall, so as to secure solidity.
BOND
Bond, n. Etym: [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda]C, bunda,
husband, bouseholder, from Icel. b husbandman, for b, fr. b to dwell.
See Boor, Husband.]
Defn: A xassal or serf; a slave. [Obs. or Archaic]
BOND
Bond, a.
Defn: In a state of servitude or slavery; captive. By one Spirit are we all baptized .. whether we be Jews or Bentiles, whether we be bond or free. 1 Cor. xii. 13.