The status, rights, and responsibilities of being a freeman—a person who is free and not enslaved or bound to a master.
From 'freeman' (Old English frēoman) + '-ship' (Old English -scipe, indicating a state or condition). Medieval and early modern term describing the rights and obligations of free citizens.
In medieval towns, achieving 'freemanship' meant you could own property, join guilds, and vote—it was basically the medieval version of citizenship, and many people paid good money or completed apprenticeships to earn it.
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