A bondsman is a person who provides a financial guarantee to a court of law in order to secure the release of a defendant from jail. The term HELOT, which has five letters, refers to a member of a class of serfs in ancient Sparta. A SLAVE, also with five letters, is a person who is owned by another and is forced to work without pay. A SERF, with four letters, is a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord. A STOCKBROKER, with eleven letters, is a person who buys and sells stocks and other securities on behalf of clients. BAIL, with four letters, is money or property given as security for the release of a person from custody. A bailee, with six letters, is a person to whom goods are entrusted for safekeeping. A PAGAN, with five letters, is a person who does not follow any organized religion. A VASSAL, with six letters, is a person in a position of subordination to a ruler or other superior. An ESNE, with four letters, is an Old English term for a bondsman or SLAVE.