English Explanatory Dictionary

freedman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A German and Jewish surname from German.
  3. Alternative form of Friedman.
  4. A freed slave surname originating as an occupation.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

freedman freedmen Freedmans

Etymology

From freed + man.

Related words

freedwoman Freeman

Derived words

freedmanship
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