freemen
- plural of freeman.
Example Sentences
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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
In its bid for city status, the application from Bangor said it was the first council in Northern Ireland to add health and social care staff to its list of freemen of the borough.
From BBC ● May 19, 2022
As in Plymouth, the freemen, or free adult males of Massachusetts, chose a council of assistants and made John Winthrop their governor.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 18, 2018
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
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
