How Do You Spell REDEMPTIONER?

Pronunciation: [ɹɪdˈɛmpʃənə] (IPA)

The word "Redemptioner" is spelled with the following IPA phonetic transcription: rɪˈdɛmpʃənər. This term refers to a historical practice where a person would agree to work off their passage to America. The word has two emphasized syllables, "de" and "shun," with secondary stress on "p" and "ner." The "e" in "redemptioner" is pronounced like "eh" as in "bed," and the "o" is pronounced like "uh" as in "but." This spelling ensures that the word is pronounced correctly and accurately represents its historical context.

REDEMPTIONER Meaning and Definition

1. Redemptioner refers to an individual, historically prevalent during the colonial era, who is bound to service and compelled to work off a debt or payment owed for their transportation expenses and provisions. This term primarily emerged in the British American colonies before the American Revolution, when large numbers of European immigrants migrated to the New World seeking economic opportunities and a fresh start.

   Redemptioners were typically individuals who lacked the financial means to pay for their voyage across the Atlantic and therefore entered into an agreement known as indenture. By becoming redemptioners, these individuals essentially entered into a contractual arrangement with a ship captain or a sponsor in the New World. The terms of such an agreement required the redemptioner to provide a prescribed amount of labor or service for a fixed period of time. This servitude was intended to "redeem" the individual from their debt and grant them their freedom thereafter.

   Redemptioners faced various challenges and hardships during their period of servitude, sometimes enduring harsh working conditions or even exploitation by their masters. Nonetheless, once their obligations were fulfilled, redemptioners were granted their freedom and allowed to establish themselves in the new society. The practice of redemption was eventually phased out, especially after the decline of indentured servitude and the rise of other labor arrangements. Despite its historical significance, the concept of redemptioner is less commonly used in contemporary contexts.

2. An emigrant who sells his services for a certain time to pay his passage-money.

   Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

Common Misspellings for REDEMPTIONER

• eedemptioner
• dedemptioner
• fedemptioner
• tedemptioner
• 5edemptioner
• 4edemptioner
• rwdemptioner
• rsdemptioner
• rddemptioner
• rrdemptioner
• r4demptioner
• r3demptioner
• resemptioner
• rexemptioner
• recemptioner
• refemptioner
• reremptioner
• reeemptioner
• redwmptioner
• redsmptioner

Etymology of REDEMPTIONER

The word "redemptioner" is derived from the Middle English term "redempcioun", which originated from the Old French word "redemcion". The Old French term is further rooted in the Late Latin word "redemptio", derived from the verb "redimere", meaning "to redeem" or "to buy back". Ultimately, "redemptio" can be traced back to the Latin words "re-" (meaning "again" or "back") and "emere" (meaning "to buy" or "to obtain"). In the context of "redemptioner", it refers to a person who entered into an indentured contract or agreement for redemption by which they would work to repay their passage to the New World.

Similar spelling word for REDEMPTIONER

• Redemptionary.

Plural form of REDEMPTIONER is REDEMPTIONERS