Freedom
Freedom (frē"dum) , noun
[Anglo-Saxon freódōm; freófree + -dom. See Free, and -dom.]
1.
The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
Made captive, yet deserving freedom more.
2.
Privileges; franchises; immunities.
Your charter and your caty's freedom.
3.
Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
4.
Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
5.
Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
I emboldened spake and freedom used.
6.
Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
7.
Generosity; liberality. [Obsolete] — Chaucer
Collocations (2)
Freedom fine , a sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades.
Freedom of the city , the possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a mark of honorary distinction for public services.