\Free"man\, n.; pl. {Freemen}. [AS. fre['o]man;
fre['o]free + mann man.]
1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will
   of another; one not a slave or vassal.

2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing
   certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State,
   who has the right to vote at elections. See {Liveryman}.
   --Burrill.

         Both having been made freemen on the same day.
                                               --Addison.