Meanings
nounfreedwoman (plural freedwomen)
plural freedwomen
- A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
Education was a high priority for Appalachian freedmen and freedwomen just as it was for blacks throughout the Reconstruction South.
2001, John C. Inscoe, “Introduction”, in Appalachians and Race: The Mountain South from Slavery to Segregation, page 7
Origin
Translations
Ancient Greek ἐξελευθέρα, ἀπελευθέρα
- ἐξελευθέρα (exeleuthéra)woman who has been released from slavery
- ἀπελευθέρα (apeleuthéra)woman who has been released from slavery
Dutch vrijgelatene
- vrijgelatenewoman who has been released from slavery
Finnish vapautettu orja
- vapautettu orjawoman who has been released from slavery
French affranchie
- affranchiewoman who has been released from slavery
Italian liberta
- libertawoman who has been released from slavery
Latin līberta
- lībertawoman who has been released from slavery
Polish wyzwolenica
- wyzwolenicawoman who has been released from slavery
Russian вольноотпу́щенница
- вольноотпу́щенница (volʹnootpúščennica)woman who has been released from slavery
Spanish liberta
- libertawoman who has been released from slavery
Swedish frigjord kvinna
- frigjord kvinnawoman who has been released from slavery
Cite this entry
APA
freedwoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedwoman
MLA
“freedwoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedwoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freedwoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freedwoman.
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