freeman
noun
a person who is free; a person who enjoys personal, civil, or political liberty.
freemen
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pluralof freeman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Lewis, who is himself a Freeman of the City, was photographed keeping the animals in check ahead of other freemen dressed in black hats and red and fur cloaks at the London Sheep Drive.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2024
A common species hunted by freemen and fugitives was the sperm whale, which was most famously represented as Moby Dick.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 17, 2022
Nearly 180,000 freemen and freedmen would serve in the Union Army, bolstering the force as it fought a brutal war of attrition against the Confederacy.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2017
She speculated that he probably was free before 1852, because his name appeared on an earlier petition to have freemen removed from Loudoun County.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 14, 2016
Second, the growing millions of African Americans, both freemen and those in bondage, opposed the idea.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
