Talk:freeborn

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Question[edit]

Doesn't the term "freeborn" imply a certain level of natural rights in most usages? Purplebackpack89 (Notes Taken) (Locker) 23:38, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

What do you mean exactly? Can you give an example? Equinox 23:40, 5 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Well, it originally was used to apply to an Englishman who was not tied to somebody else's land...had freedom of movement and the right to own land of his own Purplebackpack89 (Notes Taken) (Locker) 20:13, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]