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freewoman

freewoman noun: a woman who is not a serf or slave.

Noun

freewoman (plural freewomen)

  1. (historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
    • 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.

Antonyms of freewoman

Forms of freewoman

pluralfreewomen

Origin of freewoman

From free + woman.

Questions about freewoman

What does freewoman mean?
Freewoman means a woman who is not a serf or slave.
What part of speech is freewoman?
Freewoman is a noun.
What is the plural of freewoman?
The plural of freewoman is freewomen.

Words near freewoman in the dictionary

  1. freewheels
  2. freewil
  3. freewill
  4. freewiller
  5. freewillers
  6. freewoman
  7. freewomen
  8. freewrite
  9. freewriter
  10. freewriters
  11. freewrites

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