Freedwoman

Definition

A formerly enslaved woman who has been freed. Freedom did not necessarily end her obligations to her former owner, who became her patron.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Yet an elite widow accused of promiscuity, a freedwoman actress and a woman selling sexual services were not automatically in the same legal position.
Revise: Rome

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GCSE Classics · key term

A formerly enslaved woman who has been freed. Freedom did not necessarily end her obligations to her former owner, who became her patron.

Used by OCR

Paper 2

Yet an elite widow accused of promiscuity, a freedwoman actress and a woman selling sexual services were not automatically in the same legal position.
Revise: Rome

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