Anibal Jose Baez
I looked at the definitions for "freeman" in some of the most "trusted" dictionaries. From what I can tell, "freeman" is a TITLE, and it could only be GRANTED. You cannot call yourself "freeman" on your own, SOMEONE has to grant that TITLE.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's what I am reading.
<<What is FREEMAN? This word has had various meanings at different stages of history. In the Roman law, it denoted one who was either born free or emancipated, and was the opposite of �slave.� In feudal law, it designated an allodial proprietor, as distinguished from a vassal or feudal tenant. (And so in Pennsylvania colonial law. Fry�s Election Case,71 Pa. 308, 10 Am. Rep. 098.) In old English law, the word described a freeholder or tenant by free services; one who was not a villein. In modern legal phraseology, it is the appellation of a member of a city or borough having the right of suffrage, or a member of any municipal corporation invested with full civic rights.A person in the possession and enjoyment of all the civil and political rights accorded to the people under a free government.
Law Dictionary: http://thelawdictionary.org/freeman/#ixzz2mSJTM9Dd>>
<<Black's Law Dictionary (9th edition) defines Freeman as 1. A person who possesses and enjoys all the civil and political rights belonging to the people under a free government. 2. A person who is not a slave. 3. Hist. A member of a municipal corporation (a city or a borough) who possesses full civic rights, esp. the right to vote. 4. Hist. A freeholder. Cf. VILLEIN. 5. Hist. An allodial landowner. Cf. VASSAL. - also written free man.[2]>>
<<free�man (frmn) n. 1. A person not in slavery or serfdom. 2. One who possesses the rights or privileges of a citizen.>>
<<free�man noun \?fr?-m?n, -?man\ : a free man : a man who is not a slave Full Definition of FREEMAN
1 : one enjoying civil or political liberty 2 : one having the full rights of a citizen See freeman defined for English-language learners � See freeman defined for kids � Examples of FREEMAN
<after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman> >>