Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freewoman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables: free-wom-an
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who is not a serf or slave.

Example Sentences

"The Cambridge Medieval History Series And for some offences, e.g. marrying a freewoman, he [the serf] was liable by statute, like a slave, to chains or stripes."

Etymology

From free + woman.

Inflected Forms

freewomen (plural)

Antonyms

bondwoman

Questions

What does freewoman mean?: A woman who is not a serf or slave.
Where does freewoman come from?: From free + woman.

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