Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bonded \Bond"ed\, a.
   Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of
   duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.

   {Bonded goods}, goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods,
      for the duties on which bonds are given at the
      customhouse.

   {Bonded warehouse}, a warehouse in which goods on which the
      duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint
      custody of the importer, or his agent, and the customs
      officers.