freedman

/'fri:dmæn/

Thân thiện

A freedman proudly opens his own small carpentry shop.

Definition

Noun: A person who has been freed from slavery or servitude. Historically, this term specifically refers to a formerly enslaved person who has been granted legal freedom.

Examples

• After the Civil War, many freedmen sought to reunite with family members who had been sold away.
• The legal status of a freedman in ancient Rome was distinct from that of a citizen born free.
• Organizations were established to provide education and aid to freedmen and their families.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in historical contexts, particularly concerning the period following the American Civil War (the Freedmen's Bureau) or in the study of ancient societies like Rome.
• The feminine form is freedwoman, and the plural can be freedmen (gender-neutral or male) or freedpeople (gender-neutral collective).

Variants and Related Words

• Freedwoman (n): A woman who has been freed from slavery.
• Freedpeople (n, plural): A collective term for men and women who have been freed from slavery.
• Emancipate (v): To set free, especially from legal, social, or political restrictions. (A freedman is a person who has been ).
• Manumission (n): The formal act of a slave owner freeing their enslaved people.

Synonyms

• Emancipated person
• Former slave
• Manumittee (a person who has been manumitted)

Antonyms

• Slave
• Bondsman
• Enslaved person

Related Phrases

• Freedman's Bureau: The popular name for the U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands (1865-1872), established to aid freed slaves after the Civil War.
• Freedman's town: A historical term for settlements or neighborhoods established by and for freed African Americans, particularly in the post-Civil War southern United States.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who has been freed from slavery

Từ đồng nghĩa

• freedwoman