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Definitions for freeman
ˈfri mənfree·man

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word freeman.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. freeman, freewomannoun

    a person who is not a serf or a slave

Wiktionary

  1. freemannoun

    A free man, one who is not a serf or slave.

  2. freemannoun

    or ceremonial A person awarded or inheriting the freedom, with any attached privileges, of a borough or city.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Freemannoun

    Etymology: free and man.

    Had you rather Cæsar were living, and die all slaves, than that Cæsar were dead, to live all freemen? William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

    If to break loose from the conduct of reason, and to want that restraint of examination and judgment which keeps us from chusing or doing the worse, be liberty, true liberty, mad men and fools are only the freemen. John Locke.

    He made us freemen of the continent,
    Whom nature did like captives treat before. Dryden.

    What this union was is expressed in the preceding verse, by their both having been made freemen on the same day. Joseph Addison, Remarks on Italy.

ChatGPT

  1. freeman

    A freeman is a person who is not a slave or serf, and is entitled to full rights of citizenship, including political and economic freedom. In past times, this term was used specifically to denote a man who was free from feudal service or serfdom. In the present day, it may be used to refer to an individual who has been given special rights or privileges by a city or organization, often called 'freedom of the city'.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Freemannoun

    one who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal

  2. Freemannoun

    a member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman

  3. Etymology: [AS. freman; frefree + mann man.]

Wikidata

  1. FreeMan

    Free Man is a studio album by Jamaican reggae singer Burning Spear, released in 2003. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album at the 46th Grammy Awards in 2004.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FREEMAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Freeman is ranked #151 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Freeman surname appeared 169,149 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 57 would have the surname Freeman.

    65.5% or 110,793 total occurrences were White.
    28.3% or 47,937 total occurrences were Black.
    2.3% or 4,026 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    2.3% or 3,890 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    0.9% or 1,607 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 880 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of freeman in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of freeman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of freeman in a Sentence

  1. Thomas Mincher:

    If we can not trust a freeman with his right to keep and bear arms, then how can we trust him with the right to vote. Surely the right of a freeman to vote has a much greater effect on our collective lives than does any individual's firearm. If one argues that the effect of any one freeman's vote is minimal, then why allow it in the first place To be armed is to secure one's right to representation.

  2. Roger Kay:

    Endpoint Technologies ' Kay want to have just one or two individuals responsible for the account, they should be named individuals, so that if there’s a problem, Roger Kay can go to those people. Tim Junio, a cybersecurity fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, also highlighted the risks posed by weak passwords.

  3. Tarana Burke:

    This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.

  4. TransLink:

    In light of information we’ve learned through news stories this morning of serious allegations against actor Morgan Freeman, TransLink has decided to pause his voice announcements as part of a VISA ad campaign on the transit system. We will be in touch with VISA to discuss further.

  5. Brian Manley:

    What is captured on the in-car camera when Officer Freeman gives his initial commands to Mr. Joseph and the time in which Mr. Joseph charges toward Officer Freeman was a matter of seconds. It was not a very long duration.

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