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Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English frēodōm, from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm; equivalent to fre + -dom.
Pronunciation
Noun
fredom (plural fredomes)
- freedom, liberty
c. 1375, “Book I”, in Iohne Barbour, De geſtis bellis et uirtutibus domini Roberti de Brwyß (The Brus, Advocates MS. 19.2.2), Ouchtirmunſye: Iohannes Ramſay, published 1489, folio 2, recto, lines 225-228; republished at Edinburgh: National Library of Scotland, c. 2010:A fredome is a noble thing / fredome mayß man to haiff liking / fredome all ſolace to ma[n] giffis / He levys at eß [that] frely levys- Oh, freedom is a noble thing: / it allows people to get enjoyment / and provides all of humanity's peace. / If you live free, you live at ease!
- nationhood, independence
- free action, free will
- generosity, charitableness
- right, privilege (or a set of them)
- authority, freedom to act
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