adjective
- born free rather than in slavery or bondage
- having the rights and privileges of a free citizen from birth
Usage: historical
Usage: historical; legal
Examples
- In ancient Rome, freeborn citizens had different legal rights than freed slaves.
- The freeborn population enjoyed privileges denied to those born into slavery.
- Historical records distinguish between freeborn and manumitted individuals.
- Freeborn children inherited their parents’ free status.
- The constitution protected the rights of freeborn citizens.
- Many freeborn Romans looked down upon former slaves who had gained their freedom.