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单词 freewoman
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Definition of freewoman in English:

freewoman

noun ˈfriːˌwʊmən
  • 1A woman who is (personally or politically) free; especially a woman who is not a slave.

  • 2A woman who possesses the freedom of a city, borough, company, etc.

  • 3Usually as two words. A woman who holds liberal, unconventional, or feminist views concerning the conventions traditionally governing feminine behaviour; a woman who does not abide by, or considers herself free of, such conventions.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in St. Margaret. From free + woman. Compare Old English frēowīf freewoman, Middle High German vrīwīp freewoman. Compare also Dutch vrijvrouw member of the lower nobility, Middle High German vrīvrouwe freewoman (German Freifrau, now only as a title of lower nobility).

Definition of freewoman in US English:

freewoman

nounˈfriːˌwʊmən
  • 1A woman who is (personally or politically) free; especially a woman who is not a slave.

  • 2A woman who possesses the freedom of a city, borough, company, etc.

  • 3Usually as two words. A woman who holds liberal, unconventional, or feminist views concerning the conventions traditionally governing feminine behaviour; a woman who does not abide by, or considers herself free of, such conventions.

Origin

Middle English; earliest use found in St. Margaret. From free + woman. Compare Old English frēowīf freewoman, Middle High German vrīwīp freewoman. Compare also Dutch vrijvrouw member of the lower nobility, Middle High German vrīvrouwe freewoman (German Freifrau, now only as a title of lower nobility).

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