Freeborn
(adjective)
Not having been born a slave or serf; born free.
Origin:
The word freeborn comes from the old english term "frēoborn," which means born free, or not born as a slave.
Examples:
- As a freeborn citizen, he had the right to vote.
- During the 19th century, freeborn black people were denied many rights.
- He was the first freeborn child in his family in generations.
- The freeborn people of Rome had the right to vote.
- Freeborn men could not be forced into military service.