freedwoman

freedwoman
freedwoman freedwoman n. a woman who has been freed from slavery. Correlative of {freedman}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

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  • freedwoman — [frēd′woom΄ən] n. pl. freedwomen [frēd′wim΄in] a woman legally freed from slavery or bondage …   English World dictionary

  • freedwoman — noun Date: 1862 a woman freed from slavery …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • freedwoman — /freed woom euhn/, n., pl. freedwomen. a woman who has been freed from slavery. [1865 70, Amer.; FREED + WOMAN] * * * …   Universalium

  • freedwoman — n. woman who freed from slavery …   English contemporary dictionary

  • freedwoman — freed•wom•an [[t]ˈfridˌwʊm ən[/t]] n. pl. wom•en a woman who has been freed from slavery • Etymology: 1865–70, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • freedwoman — noun a person who has been freed from slavery • Syn: ↑freedman • Hypernyms: ↑freeman, ↑freewoman * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural freedwomen) : a woman freed from slavery * * * …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Claudia Dicaeosyna — (Latin: CLAVDIAE DICAEOSYNAE, Claudia in Greek: η Κλαυδία) was a Greek Freedwoman who lived in the 1st century. She was a freedwoman to the Roman Emperor Claudius. Her husband was the wealthy, powerful and influential Greek Freedman Tiberius… …   Wikipedia

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