- Born as a free person, not as a slave or serf.
- Relating to or befitting a person born free.
freeborn
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Meaning #1:
born free of free parents
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"Freeborn" is a term associated with political agitator John Lilburne (1614–1657), a member of the Levellers, a 17th-century English political party. As a word, "freeborn" means to be born free, rather than to be born in slavery or bondage or vassalage. Lilburne argued for basic human rights that he termed "freeborn rights", which he defined as being rights that every human being is born with, as opposed to rights bestowed by government or by human law. John Lilburne's concept of freeborn rights may have influenced the concept of unalienable rights mentioned in the United States Declaration of Independence.
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| Translations: Freeborn |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fribåren
Nederlands (Dutch)
vrijgeboren, staatsburgerschap en vrijheid hebbend
Français (French)
adj. - libre
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (νομ.) γεννημένος από ελεύθερους γονείς
Italiano (Italian)
nato libero
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nascido livre
Русский (Russian)
свободнорожденный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - nacido libre
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - friboren
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生而自由的, 适合于自由民的, 自由民的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 生而自由的, 適合於自由民的, 自由民的
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 자유의 몸으로 태어난
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 自由の身に生まれた, 自由民の
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) مولود حرا
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - יורש של זכויות אזרח, בן-חורין
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