Meaning of freehood | Babel Free

Definitions

The state or condition of being free; freedom.

nonstandard, rare, uncountable, usually

Equivalents

Examples

“Here the citizens of Ghent took the oath of allegiance to each new Count⟳ on his accession, after they had compelled him to swear⟳ in good old Teutonic style "to uphold⟳ and see⟳ upheld all the standing wits (laws), fore-rights (regulations), freehoods, and wonts of the Countship and town of Ghent."”

“Freedom is not Freitum, but Freiheit, literally freehood.”

“"Stop⟳ him once, George, he shouldn't swallow⟳!" Leonid, supine, had decided to wave⟳ one arm and sing⟳ as he expired. "Releasedom! Freehood! Death to Selfity!"”

“A more proper term would be 'freehood', as something attained in a manner not dissimilar to the principle of a required development to achieve⟳ knighthood.”

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