freeborn
Americanadjective
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born free, rather than in slavery, bondage, or vassalage.
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pertaining to or befitting persons born free.
adjective
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not born in slavery
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of, relating to, or suitable for people not born in slavery
Etymology
Origin of freeborn
First recorded in 1300–50, freeborn is from the Middle English word freborn, freeborn. See free, born
Example Sentences
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Robert—a man born in Africa, enslaved in America, and now a free farmer—and his freeborn African-American herbalist wife, Mary, had worked diligently to ensure this security for themselves and their children.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 9, 2021
Royal is a freeborn man that Cora encounters on her journey.
From Salon ● May 13, 2021
Nevertheless, protesting gentlemen recruited artisans and laborers by invoking their equal rights to the liberties of freeborn Englishmen.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
Appeals for guarantees of fundamental rights flooded into the Congress from both ex-slave and freeborn black petitioners.
From Slate ● Dec. 21, 2017
Royal was the first freeborn man Cora had ever met.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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