freeborn - use in sentences

Modifies a noun

  • Englishman: Would a son or grandson born in Holland no longer be considered to have " all the rights of a freeborn Englishman " ?
  • man: Where inheritance was the primary concern a man might adopt as heir either a freeborn man or a slave.
  • woman: Freeborn Icelandic women had control over their own lives, including their right to own property independently, their opinions frequently carried weight.
  • English: If phrased as a constitutional enormity denying the rights of freeborn English then the answer is also implied in the question.
  • people: As a result of this process the Danish areas long had the largest number of freeborn people not subject to serfdom.

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