freeborn
/ˈfriˌbɔrn/
adjective
- Born free, not as a slave or serf.
- In ancient Rome, freeborn citizens had more rights than slaves.
- She was proud of her freeborn heritage, tracing her family back to early settlers.
- The document declared that all freeborn people were entitled to a fair trial.
- Having the rights and privileges of a free person from birth.
- The freeborn children of the village attended the local school without restriction.
- The law protected the freeborn status of all residents in the colony.
- As a freeborn individual, he could vote and own property.
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