Affranchi
//əˈfɹɒ̃ʃi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A freed (manumitted) black person in one of France's colonies, especially Haiti. historical
"The affranchis were identifiably mulatto and, as such, considered themselves superior to the mass of black slaves. They attempted to emulate whites and developed an ideology of race hatred […]"
Example
More examples"The affranchis were identifiably mulatto and, as such, considered themselves superior to the mass of black slaves. They attempted to emulate whites and developed an ideology of race hatred […]"
Etymology
From French affranchi.
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