What does freedman mean?

Definitions for freedman
ˈfrid mənfreed·man

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. freedman, freedwomannoun

    a person who has been freed from slavery

Wiktionary

  1. freedmannoun

    A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.

    "Education was a high priority for Appalachian freedmen and freedwomen just as it was for blacks throughout the Reconstruction South." (John C. Inscoe, Appalachians and Race: "Introduction" 7, 2001)

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Freedmannoun

    A slave manumitted.

    Etymology: freed and man.

    The freedman jostles, and will be preferr’d;
    First come, first serv’d, he cries. John Dryden, Juv. Sat. 1.

Wikipedia

  1. Freedman

    A freedman or freedwoman is a formerly enslaved person who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, enslaved people were freed by manumission (granted freedom by their captor-owners), emancipation (granted freedom as part of a larger group), or self-purchase. A fugitive slave is a person who escaped enslavement by fleeing.

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  1. freedman

    A freedman is a former slave who has been released from slavery, usually through legal means. This release could occur through manumission (granted freedom by their owner), emancipation (freedom granted by government), or self-purchase. Once freed, the individual gains certain rights and status in the society but these could vary depending on the historical and cultural context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Freedmannoun

    a man who has been a slave, and has been set free

Wikidata

  1. Freedman

    A freedman is a former slave who has been released from slavery, usually by legal means. Historically, slaves became freedmen either by manumission or emancipation. A fugitive slave is one who escaped slavery by fleeing.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. FREEDMAN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Freedman is ranked #3985 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Freedman surname appeared 8,913 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 would have the surname Freedman.

    94.8% or 8,452 total occurrences were White.
    2.2% or 200 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.1% or 103 total occurrences were Black.
    0.9% or 83 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 70 total occurrences were Asian.
    0% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of freedman in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of freedman in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of freedman in a Sentence

  1. Ben Carson:

    It was founded as an anti-slavery party, an abolitionist party. The Republican Party worked very, very hard to abolish slavery and after it was abolished to try to gain rights for the freedman including the right to bear arms.

  2. Valerie Jarrett:

    Raffi Freedman-Gurspan demonstrates the kind of leadership this administration champions, her commitment to bettering the lives of transgender Americans, particularly transgender people of color and those in poverty, reflects the values of this administration.

  3. Eric Freedman:

    What Eric Freedman're starting to see and hear a lot about right now is what's happening with inventories... Inventories are an issue, both in terms of the mix of inventory retailers are holding as well as the amount.

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