freedwoman
Americannoun
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freedwomen
plural
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Etymology
Origin of freedwoman
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; freed ( def. ) + woman
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Mickalene Thomas designed “Portrait of An Unlikely Space,” envisioning a setting for a precious painting of a freedwoman with a mysterious history.
From New York Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
Now, a piece of Mason’s legacy — the oldest known artistic representation of the famous freedwoman — faces demolition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2020
“Please! I will answer if you will only .. ” “Is it true?” a freedwoman shouted.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
The first woman who took the place which Octavia never held in Nero's affections was the Greek freedwoman Acte.
From Roman Women by Alfred Brittain
Thou art no more a slave, but the freedwoman of the Empress Valeria.
From Valeria The Martyr of the Catacombs by William Henry Withrow
Because they had done the actual work, freedwomen had the advantage of knowing, or being able to better estimate, how much time it took to perform a particular task.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2017
The relation which it implied between the man and his companion, who was generally one of his freedwomen, was sufficiently honourable.
From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones) Greenidge
I further entreat you to bestow the full privileges of a Roman citizen upon Hedia and Antonia Harmeris, the freedwomen of Antonia Maximilla, a lady of great merit.
From The Letters of Pliny the Younger by William Melmoth
The Lex de maritandis ordinibus prohibited marriages between senators and freedwomen.
From The Women of the Caesars by Guglielmo Ferrero
I have known a few freedwomen married to men of wealth, and equestrian rank, who gained some vague approximation of social standing among the wives of their husbands' friends.
From Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire by Edward Lucas White
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