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What is a freeman?

What is a freeman? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A free person, particularly:
    1. (usually historical) A person who is not a serf or slave.
    2. (historical) A burgher with full freedom of a city, as opposed to nobles, outsiders, bondsmen, and others.
    3. An honorary freeman: a person who has received an honorary freedom of a city.
    4. (usually as two words) A person who is a citizen of a free country, as opposed to a subject of a tyranny or totalitarian dictatorship.
    5. (Australia, historical) A person who immigrated to Australia freely, as opposed to those transported as convicts, or such a transported convict who has regained his freedom.
    6. (US and Canada, historical) An independent fur trapper.
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He is favourite to become the BBC's Sports Personality of the Year and has also been made a freeman of Newcastle-upon-Tyne by the city council.
I'm a proud Scot, a freeman of my native Edinburgh and a UK citizen, but this law treats me as a foreigner.
But an honour that seems to mean more to him than most was being made a freeman of Salford, his native city.
Former Geraldton mayor Phil Cooper was made the city's fifth freeman this week in recognition of his 31 years service to the local council.
He shook off controversy surrounding the award to become an honorary freeman of his home borough of Stockport.
Any member of the Vintners' Company is a freeman of the City of London and is still allowed to sell wine without applying for a licence.

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