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Webster 1913 Edition
Freeman
Free′man
,Noun.
pl.
Freemen
(#)
. [AS.
freóman
; freó
free + mann
man.] 1.
One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.
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.
Both having been made
freemen
on the same day. Addison.
Webster 1828 Edition
Freeman
FREE'MAN
,Noun.
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.