Freeman

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King James Dictionary [1]

FREE'MAN, n. free and man.

1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another one not a slave or vassal. 2. One who enjoys or is entitled to a franchise or peculiar privilege as the freemen of a city or state.

Webster's Dictionary [2]

(1):

(n.) One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [3]

(ἀπελεύθερος , one manumitted, a freedman, 1 Corinthians 7:22; so Josephus, Ant. 7:11, 2; AEs chines, 59:25; Xenophon, Athen. 1:10), FREEWOMAN (See Freewoman) (ἐλευθέρα, a free-born female, Galatians 4:22-23; Galatians 4:30; elsewhere simply "free"). (See Freedom).

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