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freewoman

freewoman

9.3
A woman who is not a slave and has legal rights
  • noun
  • /ˈfriːˌwʊmən/
translation icon : mujer libre
  • She also wrote for The Freewoman, a radical feminist journal founded by Dora Marsden that was uniquely hospitable to discussions of spiritualism and the occult.

Examples

  • Rather a child born to a freewoman than a bondwoman like Hagar.

    Blog text (33)

  • But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.

    Blog text (26)

  • 22: For it is written that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.

    Blog text (26)

  • Bondservant One by Sarai Freewoman

    Blog text (26)

  • She was proud to be a freewoman, enjoying the rights and privileges that came with her freedom.

  • In the eyes of the law, a freewoman has the same rights as any other citizen, which was a significant change from previous generations.

  • Many freewomen fought for their rights in society, advocating for equality and justice.

Synonyms

freedwoman
vsfreewoman
1 9.5

A woman who used to be a slave and is now free

is female with legal freedom rather than focusing on release
freeperson
vsfreewoman
  • Archaic
9.3

A person who is not a slave and can own land and live freely

is specifically female rather than gender neutral
freedperson
vsfreewoman
8.4

A person who used to be a slave and no longer is one

is female with legal freedom rather than implying prior enslavement

Antonyms

slave
746 3.4

A person legally owned by someone else who must work without pay or freedom

serf
19 9.4

A person in the Middle Ages who must work a lord's land and cannot leave

How Free

citizen
∞ 1.4
freewoman
9.3
freedwoman
1 9.5
slave
746 3.4

Surface Forms

freewoman singular
freewomen plural

Morphology

freewoman = free + woman (transparent) = free + woman

A direct compound of 'free' + 'woman' with the literal meaning 'a woman who is free', easily inferable by B1 learners.

Etymology

Freewoman comes from the two simple parts free ('not a serf or slave') and woman. So a freewoman is a woman who is legally free and not owned by someone else.