fredom
Middle English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Old English frēodōm, from Proto-Germanic *frijadōmaz. Equivalent to fre + -dom.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈfreːdɔm/, /ˈfreːdoːm/
Noun
fredom (plural fredoms or fredomes)
- freedom, liberty
- nationhood, independence
- free action, free will
- generosity, charitableness
- right, privilege (or a set of them)
- authority, freedom to act
Descendants
References
- “frẹ̄dọ̄̆m (n.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-24.
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