Get to know Unfree better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bound or confined.
Unfree meaning
Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
Synonyms of Unfree
Using Unfree
- The main meaning on this page is: Not free; lacking freedom, especially (historical) of a tenant who was bound to a manor.
- Useful related words include: bound, confined, jailed, imprisoned.
- In the example corpus, unfree often appears in combinations such as: of unfree, unfree labour, unfree serfs.
Context around Unfree
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Unfree
- In this selection, "unfree" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, absolutely, ministerials, labour, serfs and divisive stand out and add context to how "unfree" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include among such unfree countries and argued that unfree labor is. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "unfree" sits close to words such as aaj, aal and aalto, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with unfree
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It’s that it makes us unfree. (7 words)
Tom Brass argued that unfree labor is acceptable to capital. (10 words)
And we do not want our Russia to be among such unfree countries”. (13 words)
Unfree serfs did not command a weregild, and the recompense paid in the event of their death was merely for material damage, 15 shillings in the case of the Alamanni, increased to 40 or 50 if the victim had been a skilled artisan. (43 words)
The evidence from the court records following the revolt, albeit biased in various ways, similarly shows the involvement of a much broader community, and the earlier perception that the rebels were only constituted of unfree serfs is now rejected. (39 words)
Christiansen, p 210 The code defined two categories of people: the unfree, who came under peasant law (Gebauersrecht) and were consigned to the jurisdiction of their lords; and the freedmen. (30 words)
Example sentences (17)
To impede Sri Lanka’s march into an unfree, divisive and destructive future, the Rajapaksas must be prevented from winning a two-thirds majority.
It’s that it makes us unfree.
And we do not want our Russia to be among such unfree countries”.
A volume containing contributions by all the most important writers on modern forms of unfree labour.
Booker T. Washington did not understand that his program was perceived as subversive of a natural order in which black people were to remain forever subordinate or unfree. citation.
Christiansen, p 210 The code defined two categories of people: the unfree, who came under peasant law (Gebauersrecht) and were consigned to the jurisdiction of their lords; and the freedmen.
Freedom House rates Uzbekistan as absolutely unfree in both political institutions and civil society.
Prior to the Thirteenth Amendment, the United States Constitution (adopted in 1789) did not expressly use the words slave or slavery but included several provisions about unfree persons.
Some "unfree" gladiators bequeathed money and personal property to wives and children, possibly via a sympathetic owner or familia; some had their own slaves and gave them their freedom.
The Bishop of Worms issued a statement in 1120 indicating the poor and unfree should be allowed to inherit tenancy without payment of fees.
The evidence from the court records following the revolt, albeit biased in various ways, similarly shows the involvement of a much broader community, and the earlier perception that the rebels were only constituted of unfree serfs is now rejected.
The power of the feudal lords was undermined by the appointment of "ministerials" (unfree servants of the Emperor) as officials.
The proportion of unfree and free tenures could likewise vary greatly, with more or less reliance on wage labour for agricultural work on the demesne.
The rebels sought a reduction in taxation, an end to the system of unfree labour known as serfdom and the removal of the King's senior officials and law courts.
There was a noble class, a class of free persons beneath them, a class of unfree non-slaves (serfs), and finally slaves.
Tom Brass argued that unfree labor is acceptable to capital.
Unfree serfs did not command a weregild, and the recompense paid in the event of their death was merely for material damage, 15 shillings in the case of the Alamanni, increased to 40 or 50 if the victim had been a skilled artisan.
Common combinations with unfree
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of unfree 5×
- unfree labour 2×
- unfree serfs 2×