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freewoman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A woman who is not a serf or slave.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

Examples

  • The Cambridge Medieval History Series And for some offences, e.g. marrying a freewoman, he [the serf] was liable by statute, like a slave, to chains or stripes.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a person who is not a serf or a slave

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: freeman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: citizen

Narrower terms: freedman, freedwoman

History

Etymology

From free + woman.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Old English: frēowīf — Translations