"freedwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: freedwomen [plural]
Etymology: From freed + woman. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|freed|woman}} freed + woman Head templates: {{en-noun|freedwomen}} freedwoman (plural freedwomen)
  1. A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery. Categories (topical): People, Slavery Related terms: ex-slave, freedman, freedperson Translations (woman who has been released from slavery): ἐξελευθέρα (exeleuthéra) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ἀπελευθέρα (apeleuthéra) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), vrijgelatene [feminine] (Dutch), vapautettu orja (note: not just women) (Finnish), affranchie [feminine] (French), liberta [feminine] (Italian), līberta [feminine] (Latin), wyzwolenica [feminine] (Polish), вольноотпу́щенница (volʹnootpúščennica) [feminine] (Russian), frigjord kvinna (Swedish)

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