| 词汇 | freedman |
| 释义 | freedman noun[ C ] uk /ˈfriːd.mæn/ us /ˈfriːd.mæn/pluralfreedmenuk /ˈfriːd.men/ us /ˈfriːd.men/ an emancipatedslave获得自由的奴隶 People who serve other people anti-slavery below/above stairsidiom boot boy butler dogsbody handmaiden housemaid labourer lackey lady's maid lapdog retainer serfdom servant skivvy slave slave trade slaver valet vassal But his ignorance of all civil and religious precedent was only equalled by the incapacity of his freedmen and friends. Sooner than that, we'll put the ballot into the hands of the freedmen. The clients and freedmen and male slaves were almost all in the fields. The slaves and freedmen were still on the landing, gazing blankly after their escaped prey. The third section of the bill authorizes a general and unlimited grant of support to the destitute and suffering refugees and freedmen, their wives and children. freedman | American Dictionaryfreedman noun[ C ] us/ˈfrid·mən, -mæn/pluralfreedmenus/ˈfrid·mən, -ˌmen/ US history an emancipatedslave Examples of freedmanfreedman Freedman addresses these issues obliquely. His father was a freedman and was involved in the abolitionist movement. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other freedmen engaged in commerce, amassing vast fortunes often only rivalled by those of the wealthiest "nobiles". From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The new constitution placed more limits on the voting rights of freedmen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It promoted abolition of slavery and encouraged the freedmen to develop self-discipline, self-reliance, and self-support. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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