freeborn
UK/ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/US/ˈfɹiˌboɹn/
freeborn adjective: born free rather than in bondage or as a slave.
Adjective
freeborn (not comparable)
- Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave
- Hunting in the year 1000 was still a democratic pastime. Every free-born Anglo-Saxon had the right to enter the forest and bring home game for the pot.1999, Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger, The Year 1000: What life was like at the turn of The First Millennium, London: Abacus, published 2000, page 143
Proper noun capitalized: Freeborn
Freeborn (plural Freeborns)
- A surname from Old English.
Forms of freeborn
| plural | Freeborns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Freebern |
| alternative form | Freeburn |
Origin of freeborn
From free + born.
From Old English.
Words formed from freeborn
Words that rhyme with freeborn
Questions about freeborn
- What does freeborn mean?
- Freeborn means born free rather than in bondage or as a slave.
- What part of speech is freeborn?
- Freeborn can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce freeborn?
- Freeborn is pronounced /ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/ (UK).
Words near freeborn in the dictionary
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