Freedman


[freed-muh n] /ˈfrid mən/

noun, plural freedmen.
1.
a man who has been freed from slavery.
/ˈfriːdˌmæn/
noun (pl) -men
1.
a man who has been freed from slavery
n.

“manumitted slave,” c.1600, from past participle of free (adj.) + man (n.). Also cf. freeman.

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