freeborn

[ free-bawrn ]

/ ˈfriˌbɔrn /

adjective

born free, rather than in slavery, bondage, or vassalage.

pertaining to or befitting persons born free.

Nearby words

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Origin of freeborn

First recorded in 1300–50, freeborn is from the Middle English word freborn, freeborn. See free, born

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Examples from the Web for freeborn

I hope Mother Jones isn't insinuating that freeborn Americans may no longer even ask questions.
Why Shouldn't Conservatives Ask if Obama's a Communist or Nazi or All the Above?|David Frum|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Mr. Freeborn suspended his breakfast operations, and sat back in his chair.
Loss and Gain|John Henry Newman
To a Greek it suggested the assembly of freeborn citizens in a city state.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
Most of the party were undergraduates; he (Freeborn) was a Master; it was too bad of Bateman.
Loss and Gain|John Henry Newman

These were still under age and were not the children of a freeborn, noble mother.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various
But whoever, man or woman, caused a freeborn Athenian girl to enter one of the houses incurred the penalty of death.
Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls|Various

British Dictionary definitions for freeborn

freeborn

/ (ˈfriːˌbɔːn) /

adjective

not born in slavery

of, relating to, or suitable for people not born in slavery

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