freedwoman

[ freed-woom-uhn ]

noun

, plural freed·wom·en.

1. a woman who has been freed from slavery.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freedwoman¹

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; freed ( def ) + woman

Example Sentences

Mickalene Thomas designed “Portrait of An Unlikely Space,” envisioning a setting for a precious painting of a freedwoman with a mysterious history.

From New York Times

Now, a piece of Mason’s legacy — the oldest known artistic representation of the famous freedwoman — faces demolition.

From Los Angeles Times

The man had recently taken to wife a freedwoman who had been the noble’s bedwarmer before the city fell.

From Literature

Some measure of the situation may be taken from what befell when the freedwoman Claudia Acte became the mistress of Nero.

From Project Gutenberg

And, along with his two nurses, the despised freedwoman guarded his remains and laid the last of his line beside his ancestors.

From Project Gutenberg