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freedmanship

freedmanship noun: the condition of being a freedman.

Noun

freedmanship (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a freedman.
    • The third class of freedmanship (dedititia libertas) had long been obsolete when it was formally abolished by Justinian, A.D. 530, Cod. 7, 5.1890, Edward Poste (tr.), Elements of Roman law, London, UK: Claredon Press, translation of original by Gaius, page 321
    • 'Freedmanship' should not be reduced to an epiphenomenon of slavery, but be acknowledged as a relation of structural importance for the Italian economy.2014, Koenraad Verboven, “The Freedman Economy of Roman Italy”, in Sinclair Bell, Teresa Ramsby, editors, Free At Last!: The Impact of Freed Slaves on the Roman Empire, page 88
    Synonyms:
    emancipation

Synonyms of freedmanship

Origin of freedmanship

From freedman + -ship.

Questions about freedmanship

What does freedmanship mean?
Freedmanship means the condition of being a freedman.
What part of speech is freedmanship?
Freedmanship is a noun.

Words near freedmanship in the dictionary

  1. freedivers
  2. freedives
  3. freediving
  4. freedman
  5. Freedmans
  6. freedmanship
  7. freedmen
  8. freedom
  9. freedom ain't free
  10. freedom bread
  11. freedom camp

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