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
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
It’s the latest in an old fight, one that goes back to our Reconstruction, when freedmen, freemen, and their white allies tried to build true democracy in the former Confederacy.
From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2017
Although he had seen how black freemen lived in Philadelphia, Isaac resumed the regular life of plantation bondage.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
