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Recent Examples of freedwoman
Deeming it a religious conspiracy, the Senate issued a formal decree prohibiting the Bacchanalia throughout Italy—all because a lowly freedwoman wanted to protect her lover.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte.
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Elizabeth Amelia Parkhill was born in 1817 in Richmond, Va., to a freedwoman who may have served as a cook.
—Steve Bell, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019
Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
Instead, Nero fell hard for a lowborn freedwoman named Acte.
—Gaia Squarci, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Sep. 2020
Elizabeth Amelia Parkhill was born in 1817 in Richmond, Va., to a freedwoman who may have served as a cook.
—Steve Bell, New York Times, 18 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for freedwoman
Noun
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The passage of the Reconstruction amendments to the U.S. Constitution—the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth amendments, ratified between 1865 and 1870—granted freedmen legal rights and inspired the formation of municipalities by African Americans.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
28 Apr. 2026
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The law was not intended to be enforced against whites but had the clear intent to restrict the civil rights of freedmen.—
Morgan Marietta,
The Conversation,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Aponte, a freeman who had once served in the local militia, was part of a group that had sought to launch an uprising among the enslaved.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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On Tuesday, January 28th, founding Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward will be recommended to the city council to receive the honor of becoming freemen of the city of Birmingham.—
Quentin Thane Singer,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Freedwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedwoman. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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