noun
freeman
FREE-muhn
noun
1
A person who is not enslaved or bound in servitude.
"The pamphlet argued that every freeman had a right to vote."
2
A person granted the honorary or ceremonial "freedom" of a city.
"The retired mayor was made a freeman of the city in recognition of his service."
name
1
A surname, often originating either as a description of social status or from a freed slave taking the name.
How to Use Freeman
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishHistorically, a person who was not a slave or serf; also an honorary title given by a city.
Word Forms
freemen plural, Freemans plural
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Etymology
From Old English freomann, a straightforward compound of "free" and "man."