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freedperson

freedperson noun: a person who has been released from a condition of slavery.

Noun

freedperson (plural freedpersons or freedpeople)

  1. A person who has been released from a condition of slavery.
    • Like David Williams earlier, Smith looks at gold-rich Lumpkin County and tells the story of how a second generation of this unique group of freedpeople worked closely with the local white elites to obtain property, resources, and teachers to establish schools.2001, John C. Inscoe, “Introduction”, in Appalachians and Race: The Mountain South from Slavery to Segregation, page 7

Forms of freedperson

pluralfreedpersons
pluralfreedpeople

Origin of freedperson

From freed + person.

Questions about freedperson

What does freedperson mean?
Freedperson means a person who has been released from a condition of slavery.
What part of speech is freedperson?
Freedperson is a noun.
What is the plural of freedperson?
The plural of freedperson is freedpersons.

Words near freedperson in the dictionary

  1. freedomware
  2. Freedonia
  3. Freedonian
  4. Freedonians
  5. freedpeople
  6. freedperson
  7. freedpersons
  8. freedstool
  9. freedstools
  10. freedumb
  11. freedwoman

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