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freedom
English
Etymology
From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English fr?od?m (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijad?m (“freedom”). Equivalent to free +? -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German fr?dom (“freedom”), Middle High German vr?tuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fr?'d?m, IPA(key): /?f?i?d?m/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?id?m/
- Hyphenation: free?dom
Noun
freedom (countable and uncountable, plural freedoms)
- (uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
- (countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
- Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 50:
- I doubt not, that you will take amiss my freedom; but as you have deserved it from me, I shall be less and less concerned on that score, as I see you are more and more intent to show your wit at the expense of justice and compassion.
- 1748, Samuel Richardson, Clarissa, Letter 50:
- Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
Usage notes
- Freedom from can be followed by various nouns, typically, fear, want, hunger, pain, hatred, disease, stress, depression, debt, poverty, necessity, violence, war, advertising, addiction, etc.
Synonyms
- liberty
- license
- exemption
Antonyms
- slavery
- imprisonment
- bondage
- constraint
- unfreedom
Derived terms
Translations
References
- freedom at OneLook Dictionary Search
- freedom in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- freedom in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- fordeem
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charter
English
Alternative forms
- chartre (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English charter, chartre, borrowed from Old French chartre, from Latin chartula (diminutive of charta). See chart. Doublet of chartula.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?t????t?/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?t????t?/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t?(?)
- Hyphenation: char?ter
Noun
charter (plural charters)
- A document issued by some authority, creating a public or private institution, and defining its purposes and privileges.
- A similar document conferring rights and privileges on a person, corporation etc.
- A contract for the commercial leasing of a vessel, or space on a vessel.
- The temporary hiring or leasing of a vehicle.
- A deed (legal contract).
- A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.
- (Britain, derogatory, in a noun phrase with another noun which is either an agent or action) a provision whose unintended consequence would be to encourage an undesirable activity
- 2001 March 23, Clare Dyer "Stolen car ruling 'a thieves' charter'", The Guardian, London:
- In what Derbyshire police say amounts to a "thieves' charter," three judges ruled that because the car's identity had been changed it was impossible to trace the legal owner and therefore the person found in possession of it was entitled to keep it.
- 2005 November 30, Stephen Foley "The market where 'caveat emptor' has become a charter for fraud" The Independent, London
- 2001 March 23, Clare Dyer "Stolen car ruling 'a thieves' charter'", The Guardian, London:
Descendants
- ? Bulgarian: ?????? (?art?r)
- ? Dutch: charter
- ? Estonian: tšarter
- ? French: charter
- ? Italian: charter
- ? Japanese: ?????
- ? Polish: czarter
- ? Russian: ?????? (?arter)
- ? Serbo-Croatian:
- Cyrillic: ??????
- Latin: ?arter
- ? Spanish: charter, chárter
- ? Swedish: charter
- ? Turkish: charter
- ? Uzbek: charter
Translations
Adjective
charter (not comparable)
- Leased or hired.
Translations
Verb
charter (third-person singular simple present charters, present participle chartering, simple past and past participle chartered)
- (transitive) To grant or establish a charter.
- (transitive) To lease or hire something by charter.
- (transitive, Canada, law) (of a peace officer) To inform (an arrestee) of their constitutional rights under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms upon arrest.
Translations
See also
- charter school
Anagrams
- charret, chartre, rechart
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English charter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?.t??/
Noun
charter m (plural charters)
- a charter flight
- a charter plane
- a charter pilot
Further reading
- “charter” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- châtrer
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English charter.
Noun
charter m (invariable)
- Charter plane or flight
Adjective
charter (invariable)
- (relational) charter
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English charter.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?t??a?te?/, [?t??a?.t?e?]
Noun
charter m (plural charteres)
- a shuttlebus
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