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ex-slave

noun

Etymology

From ex- + slave.

  1. derived from σκῡλεύω
  2. derived from Σκλάβος
  3. derived from Sclavus — “Slav”
  4. derived from sclavus — “slave”
  5. derived from sclave
  6. inherited from sclave
  7. prefixed as ex-slave — “ex + slave”

Definitions

  1. A former or emancipated slave.

    • Near-synonym: freedman
    • […] nearly half the Appalachian ex-slaves had endured fifteen years or more of enslavement, and they were old enough to form and to retain oral histories.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA