What is formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage called?
redemptioner — Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay the expenses of his passage. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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