noun
Meaning 1
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
freedwoman
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noun
Meaning 2
a person who has been freed from slavery
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: freedman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: freeman, freewoman
History
Etymology
From freed + woman.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: vrijgelatene — woman who has been released from slavery
- Finnish: vapautettu orja — woman who has been released from slavery
- French: affranchie — woman who has been released from slavery
- Ancient Greek: ἐξελευθέρα (exeleuthéra) — woman who has been released from slavery
- Ancient Greek: ἀπελευθέρα (apeleuthéra) — woman who has been released from slavery
- Italian: liberta — woman who has been released from slavery
- Latin: līberta — woman who has been released from slavery
- Polish: wyzwolenica — woman who has been released from slavery
- Russian: вольноотпу́щенница (volʹnootpúščennica) — woman who has been released from slavery
- Spanish: liberta — woman who has been released from slavery
- Swedish: frigjord kvinna — woman who has been released from slavery