English
affranchi
Affranchi comes from French affranchi.
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaffranchi
- Englishearliest quotation 1983same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frenchc. 1600–presentaffranchi
- Englishearliest quotation 1983same form
Earliest quotation: 1983, JoAnn M. Jaffe: “The affranchis were identifiably mulatto and, as such, considered…”
Every English word from French affranchi
Today it means
noun A freed (manumitted) black person in one of France's colonies, especially Haiti.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / French affranchi / affranchi