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The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.

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  1. n. The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
  2. n. Privileges; franchises; immunities.
  3. n. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
  4. n. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
  5. n. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
  6. n. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
  7. n. Generosity; liberality.
  8. n. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
  9. n. immunity from an obligation or duty
  10. 1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence. Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. Milton. 2. Privileges; franchises; immunities. Your charter and your caty's freedom. Shak. 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. Milton. 6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license. 7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] Chaucer. 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. Syn. -- See Liberty.
  11. n:100 n. the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints