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Definition of Freemen
1. freeman [n] - See also: freeman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Freemen
Literary usage of Freemen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Parliamentary Debates by Great Britain Parliament, Thomas Curson Hansard (1828)
"Mr. Ross rose, pursuant to notice, to move for leave to bring in a Bill " to
regulate the Admission of freemen in Cities and Boroughs. ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register (1849)
"Under the first charter of the Massachusetts colony, none were regarded as freemen,
or members of the body politic, except such as were admitted by the ..."
3. The Gild Merchant: A Contribution to British Municipal History by Charles Gross (1890)
"In 1573 all the freemen of Gravesend were 'nominated into two Companies or ...
In 1579 the freemen or craftsmen of Kingston-upon-Thames were divided into ..."
4. The Spirit of Laws: Translated from the French of M. de Secondat, Baron de by Charles de Secondat Montesquieu (1794)
"CHAP. xvii. .;' Of the military Service of freemen: ' f ! t • , \ -J Two forts
... and as all the freemen were divided into hundreds, which formed what was ..."
5. History of New England by John Gorham Palfrey, Francis Winthrop Palfrey (1899)
"1 At the next General Court, the freemen resumed the right of making a direct
election of their two highest May 9. magistrates. " It was generally agreed ..."
6. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"These, freemen of Kentucky, are the issues which have been forced upon ne.
Hitherto Kentucky lias been, to a great extent, exempt from the evils with which ..."
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