Redemptioner
[ri-demp-shuh-ner] /rɪˈdɛmp ʃə nər/
noun, American History.
1.
an emigrant from Europe to America who obtained passage by becoming an indentured servant for a specified period of time.
redemptioner
/rɪˈdɛmpʃənə/
noun
1.
(history) an emigrant to Colonial America who paid for his passage by becoming an indentured servant
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adjective 1. serving to redeem. 2. of, relating to, or centering on redemption or salvation: redemptive religions.
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adjective 1. serving to redeem. 2. of, relating to, or centering on redemption or salvation: redemptive religions.
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adjective 1. of or relating to redemption; redemptive. 2. redeeming; saving: a redemptory act.