freewoman
/ˈfriˌwʊmən/
noun
- A woman who is not a slave or is legally free.
- After the emancipation proclamation, she lived as a freewoman for the first time.
- In ancient Rome, a freewoman had more rights than a slave but fewer than a man.
- The document declared her a freewoman, granting her the right to own property.
- A woman who is independent and not controlled by others, especially in her choices or lifestyle.
- As a freewoman, she chose her own career path without family pressure.
- She traveled the world alone, a true freewoman answering to no one.
- The novel's heroine is a freewoman who rejects society's expectations.