(British) Someone who has earned the right to work his/her own mine in the Forest of Dean.
(British) Someone who has earned the right to work his/her own mine in the Forest of Dean.
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Freemining refers to the ancient custom of independent small-scale mining carried out by a freeminer — a person with the traditional right to mine in certain areas of Britain, most famously the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. Rooted in centuries-old legal traditions, freemining allowed local-born men to work coal, iron ore, and stone seams without belonging to a large mining company. It's a slice of British labour history that still technically exists as a protected legal right today.
(British) The mining activities of a freeminer.
A free person, particularly.
A person who exercises free will.
(historical, mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot and cope of the crown.