From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishfreemanfree‧man /ˈfriːmən/ noun (plural freemen /-mən/) [countable] FREE TO DO WHAT YOU WANTsomeone who is not a slave
Examples from the Corpus
freeman• Without this right he can not be a freeman.• He became a freeman of the London Grocers' Company on 7 July 1612.• William became a freeman of the Stationers' Company on 6 December 1591.• Rather curiously Culpeper did not become a freeman until 1714.• All Frankish freemen were required to serve in campaigns when summoned, unpaid and providing their own equipment.• The poorest of freemen had been independent and strong. 