freedman
/ˈfridmən/
noun
- A person who has been freed from slavery.
- After the Civil War, many freedmen started new lives as farmers and business owners.
- The freedman opened a small shop in town and became a respected community member.
- Historians study the lives of freedmen to understand the challenges of Reconstruction.
- In ancient Rome, a former slave who has been granted freedom and certain legal rights.
- A Roman freedman could become a successful merchant or even a government official.
- The emperor's advisor was a freedman who had earned his master's trust.
- Many freedmen in Rome continued to work for their former owners as paid laborers.
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