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Freeman

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noun. A person not in slavery or serfdom.

noun. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

noun. A man who is free; one who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or a vassal.

noun. One who enjoys or is entitled to citizenship, franchise, or other peculiar privilege: as, a freeman of a city or state. In olden times the position of such a freeman gave the right to trade in the place.

noun. In early English history, a ceorl; one admitted to a share in the land and corporate life of the village community.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

noun. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.

noun. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

noun. A free man, one who is not a serf or slave.

noun. or ceremonial A person awarded or inheriting the freedom, with any attached privileges, of a borough or city.

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noun. a person who is not a serf or a slave

Word Usage

"_freeman_; and if a freeman in the common acceptation of the term, then"

Antonyms

Words with the opposite meaning

slave

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

citizen

Hyponym

Words that are more specific

freedman freedwoman

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Leman Riemann Seaman Shimon Zeeman

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

Stanley Webb blude bondwoman leaseholder

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

burgess burgher ceorl citizen liveryman

variant

liveryman