freeman
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- noun
- /ˈfriːmən/
- Archaic
:
hombre libre
- The story tells of a freeman who fought for his rights against oppression.
You're indignant that a slave answered back to you, and a freeman too, and your wife and a client.
- You're indignant that a slave answered back to you, and a freeman too, and your wife and a client.
Examples
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During medieval times, a freeman was someone who could live independently and was not bound to a lord.
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Without it, man nowhere rises to the dignity of a freeman.
Academic text (2016) -
I am a Freeman of the City of London, as a matter of fact.
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Before I came to you, I was a freeman.
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You see, he believes that every Freeman should own the land he works.
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Django here is a Freeman.
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You're indignant that a slave answered back to you, and a freeman too, and your wife and a client.
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We are great because of the genius of pioneer white freeman who settled this continent dared the might of kings and made the wilderness a home of freedom.
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In the past, a freeman had the right to vote and own land.
Synonyms
A person who is not a slave and can own land and live freely
Antonyms
How Free
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word freeman comes from old English parts free and man, where free means 'not a slave' and man means 'person'. So a freeman was originally someone with personal freedom and legal rights, not a slave.