Function: adjective
Date: 1846
1 : characterized by free soil < free-soil states>
2 capitalized F&S : opposing the extension of slavery into U.S. territories and the admission of slave states into the Union prior to the Civil War specifically : of, relating to, or constituting a minor U.S. political party having these aims
– Free-Soil · er \ - ' so ̇ i-l ə r \ noun
– Free-Soil · ism \ - ' so ̇ i( ə )- ˌ li-z ə m \ noun