a convict assigned as a servant. Theword is also used in its ordinary English sense.
1843. `Penny Cyclopaedia,' vol. xxv. p. 139, col. 2:
«It is comparatively difficult to obtain anotherassignee, – – easy to obtain a hired servant.»
1848. W. Westgarth, `Australia Felix,' p. 324:
«Any instance of gross treatment disqualified him for thefuture as an assignee of convict labour.»