freeman

[ free-muhn ]

noun,plural free·men.
  1. a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.

  2. a person who enjoys or is entitled to citizenship, franchise, or other special privilege: a freeman of a city.

Origin of freeman

1
before 1000; Middle English freman,Old English frēoman.See free, man

Other words from freeman

  • non·free·man, noun, plural non·free·men.

Words Nearby freeman

Other definitions for Freeman (2 of 2)

Freeman
[ free-muhn ]

noun
  1. Douglas Sou·thall [sou-thawl], /ˈsaʊ ðɔl/, 1886–1953, U.S. journalist and biographer.

  2. Edward Augustus, 1823–92, English historian.

  1. Mary E(leanor Wilkins), 1862–1930, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.

  2. a male given name.

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How to use freeman in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for freeman (1 of 2)

freeman

/ (ˈfriːmən) /


nounplural -men
  1. a person who is not a slave or in bondage

  2. a person who enjoys political and civil liberties; citizen

  1. a person who enjoys a privilege or franchise, such as the freedom of a city

British Dictionary definitions for Freeman (2 of 2)

Freeman

/ (ˈfriːmən) /


noun
  1. Cathy, full name Catherine Astrid Salome Freeman . born 1973, Australian sprinter; winner of the 200m and 400m in the 1994 Commonwealth Games and the 400m in the 2000 Olympic Games

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