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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieshomem livre
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈu.mẽj̃ ˈli.vɾi
"Apenas um homem livre podia possuir terras naquela época."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who enjoys legal and political liberty, rather than being a slave or serf.
"The charter granted to the borough ensured that every freeman had the right to vote in local elections." - 2
A person who has been granted the honorary freedom of a city.
"He was made a freeman of the city in recognition of his decades of public service."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'freeman' originates from the Old English 'freomann', which combines 'freo' meaning 'free' and 'mann' meaning 'man'. Historically, it referred to a person who was not a serf or slave, particularly in medieval England, and has evolved to denote someone who enjoys civil liberties and rights.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Freeman" is said worldwide
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homme libre
Transliteration: ɔm libʁ
"Dans la cité médiévale, chaque homme libre avait des droits spécifiques."
Freier
Transliteration: ˈfʁaɪɐ
"Der Freier genoss volles Bürgerrecht in der Stadt."
uomo libero
Transliteration: ˈwɔ.mo ˈli.be.ro
"L'antico cittadino romano era considerato un uomo libero."
hombre libre
Transliteration: ˈoɱ.bɾe ˈli.βɾe
"El estatuto garantizaba los privilegios de cada hombre libre."
homem livre
Transliteration: ˈu.mẽj̃ ˈli.vɾi
"Apenas um homem livre podia possuir terras naquela época."
स्वतंत्र व्यक्ति
Transliteration: svatantra vyakti
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"प्राचीन काल में एक स्वतंत्र व्यक्ति को विशेष अधिकार प्राप्त थे।"
自由人
Transliteration: zì yóu rén
Script: 中文汉字
"在中世纪，自由人享有城市居民的权利。"
자유민
Transliteration: jayumin
Script: 한국어 한글
"중세 도시에서 자유민은 특정한 법적 권리를 누렸다."
自由民
Transliteration: jiyūmin
Script: 日本語
"中世都市において自由民は市民としての権利を持っていた。"
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