freeman

Pronunciation: /ˈfɹiː.mən/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

From Old English frēomann, equivalent to free + -man and paralleled by similar constructions in other Germanic languages. Doublet of preman.

In classic literature

Synonyms

freewoman

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
citizen
Narrower (hyponyms)
freedman

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