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freeman

/ˈfɹiː.mən/ noun

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  1. A free person, particularly: A person who is not a serf or slave.
  2. A person who is not a serf or slave.
  3. A burgher with full freedom of a city, as opposed to nobles, outsiders, bondsmen, and others.

Origin

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

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