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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 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
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Or that namesake Robert Brent was pro-slavery and helped enact the Black Codes — laws banning Black people from being on the street after 10 p.m. in the city and requiring freedmen to carry their papers at all times.—
Jonathan Edwards,
Washington Post,
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
Cite this Entry
“Freedwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/freedwoman. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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