freeborn
freeborn
Definition
free·born (frē′bôrn′)
adjective
- born free, not in slavery or serfdom
- of or fit for a person so born
freeborn
Usage Examples
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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