Freedman

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

    "The nomen belonged to all members of a gens and to all those attached to it (women, clients, and freedmen included)."

  2. 2
    a male person who has been freed from slavery wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.; A German and Jewish surname from German.
  2. 2
    A surname.; Alternative form of Friedman. alt-of, alternative
  3. 3
    A surname.; A freed slave surname originating as an occupation.

Synonyms

All synonyms
citizenex-slavefreedwoman

Example

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"Delmonico’s, America’s very first restaurant, is also one of its most influential, according to Yale University history professor Paul Freedman."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From freed + man.

Etymology 2

* Anglicization of German Friedmann * Corruption of Friedman * freed + man. A surname taken up by freed slaves.

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