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freeman

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free·man  (frmn)
n.
1. A person not in slavery or serfdom.
2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.
freeman [ˈfriːmən]
n pl -men
1. a person who is not a slave or in bondage
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who enjoys political and civil liberties; citizen
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a person who enjoys a privilege or franchise, such as the freedom of a city
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.freeman - a person who is not a serf or a slave
freewoman
citizen - a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
freedman, freedwoman - a person who has been freed from slavery
Translations
freeman [ˈfriːmən] N (freemen (pl)) (Hist) → hombre m libre; [of city] → ciudadano m de honor
freeman [ˈfriːmən] n → citoyen m d'honneur
free market
n → économie f de marché
modif [system, ideology] → de marché
free-market economy n → économie f de marché
free-marketeer [ˌfriːmɑːrkɪˈtɪər] n → partisan m de l'économie de marché
freeman [ˈfriːmən] n (-men (pl)) freeman of a city → cittadino/a onorario/a di una città
freeman [ˈfriːmən] n (-men (pl)) freeman of a city → cittadino/a onorario/a di una città


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It is with us a Law of Nature that the brain of the Isosceles class shall begin at half a degree, or thirty minutes, and shall increase(if it increases at all) by half a degree in every generation; until the goal of 60 degrees is reached, when the condition of serfdom is quitted, and the freeman enters the class of Regulars.
Flatland by Abbott, Edwin View in context
This Narrative contains many affecting incidents, many passages of great eloquence and power; but I think the most thrilling one of them all is the de- scription DOUGLASS gives of his feelings, as he stood soliloquizing respecting his fate, and the chances of his one day being a freeman, on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay--viewing the receding vessels as they flew with their white wings before the breeze, and apostrophizing them as animated by the living spirit of freedom.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass An American Slave by Douglass, Frederick View in context
Neither one nor t'other; I might have got it for less, I dare say; but I hate haggling, and poor Freeman wanted cash.
Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context
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