FREEMAN

Freeman

Freeman is a term which originated in 12th-century Europe and was common as an English or American Colonial expression in Puritan times. In the Bay Colony, a man had to be a member of the Church to be a freeman. In Colonial Plymouth, a man did not need to be a member of the Church, but he had to be elected to this privilege by the General Court. Being a freeman carried with it the right to vote, and by 1632 only freemen could vote in Plymouth.

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freeman

Noun

  1. A free man, one who is not a serf or slave.
  2. or ceremonial A person awarded or inheriting the freedom, with any attached privileges, of a borough or city.


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