freedman vs woman

freedman and woman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freedman	Yes	No	No	No
woman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, woman is a hypernym of freedman; that is, woman is a word with a broader meaning than freedman:

Other hypernyms of freedman include freedperson, adult female.

freedman (noun)	woman (noun)
a male person who has been freed from slavery	women as a class
	an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
	a female person who plays a significant role (wife or mistress or girlfriend) in the life of a particular man