free person / freelancer
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free person
A person who is personally and legally free, particularly someone who is not bound as a slave or serf. The term is mainly used in historical contexts.
Im antiken Rom hatte der Freie andere Rechte als der Sklave.
In ancient Rome, a free person had different rights from a slave.
freelancer
A person who works freelance for a company or editorial office without being a permanent employee.
Die Redaktion beschäftigt neben den Festangestellten auch mehrere Freie.
In addition to its permanent staff, the editorial office also employs several freelancers.
'Der Freie' (free person / freelancer) is a nominalized adjective and is therefore capitalized. It is declined like an adjective: 'der Freie' (the free man), 'die Freie' (the free woman), 'die Freien' (the free people). The form with 'der' is used here to refer to people of any gender.
Der Freie durfte seinen Wohnort selbst wählen.
The free person was allowed to choose where to live.
'Der Freie' (free person) mainly appears in historical texts about legal and social systems. Keywords such as 'Antike' (antiquity), 'Sklaverei' (slavery), 'Leibeigenschaft' (serfdom), or 'Rechte' (rights) help identify this meaning.
Im mittelalterlichen Gesetz wurde genau festgelegt, welche Rechte der Freie besaß.
Medieval law specified exactly which rights a free person had.
Common phrases include 'die Rechte des Freien' (the rights of a free person), 'der Status des Freien' (the status of a free person), and 'als Freier anerkannt werden' (to be recognized as a free person). The term often appears in texts about legal entitlements or social standing.
Die Urkunde beschreibt den Status des Freien und seine Pflichten gegenüber dem Grundherrn.
The charter describes the status of a free person and his obligations to the lord of the manor.
