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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Freeman

/frēm'-ən/ · Free·man · IPA /ˈfɹiː.mən/
01 n. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.
pl. Freemen ((#))
  1. 1.
    One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.
  2. 2.
    A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman. See: Liveryman
    “Both having been made freemen on the same day.” Addison.