freeman

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freeman - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Freeman \Free"man\, n.; pl. Freemen. [AS. fre['o]man;
     fre['o]free + mann man.]
     1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will
        of another; one not a slave or vassal.
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     2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing
        certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State,
        who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman.
        --Burrill.
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              Both having been made freemen on the same day.
                                                    --Addison.
        [1913 Webster]

freeman - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  freeman
      n 1: a person who is not a serf or a slave [syn: freeman,
           freewoman]

freeman - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Freeman, MO (city, FIPS 25894)
    Location: 38.61863 N, 94.50576 W
    Population (1990): 480 (179 housing units)
    Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64746
  Freeman, SD (city, FIPS 23020)
    Location: 43.35088 N, 97.43236 W
    Population (1990): 1293 (625 housing units)
    Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 57029
  Freeman, VA
    Zip code(s): 23856

freeman - Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) :

  FREEMAN. One who is in the enjoyment of the right to do whatever he pleases, 
  not forbidden by law. One in the possession of the civil rights enjoyed by, 
  the people generally. 1 Bouv. Inst. n. 164. See 6 Watts, 556: