fredom
Middle English
Etymology
Inherited from Old English frēodōm, from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm; equivalent to fre + -dom.
Pronunciation
- (Early ME) IPA(key): /ˈfrøːdoːm/
- IPA(key): /ˈfreːdoːm/
- (with reduction) IPA(key): /ˈfreːdum/, /ˈfreːdam/
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
References
- “frẹ̄dọ̄̆m, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-24.
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