Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

   9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction; as, oxygen has two
      bonds of affinity. It is often represented in graphic
      formul[ae] 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.