Wee Free

proper noun

The Free Kirk, as opposed to the United Free Kirk.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. ScotlandhistoricalThe Free Kirk, as opposed to the United Free Kirk.

    The legions of the Wee Free were receding into the mists of Gaeldom.

    1991, Jan Webster, I Only Can Dance With You, page 96
  2. UKhistoricalgovernmentA small group in the 1918 Liberal Party who on principle did not want to go into coalition with the Conservative Party.
nounWee Free (plural Wee Frees)

plural Wee Frees

  1. A member of this political group.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
free kirk

Origin

From wee (“small”).

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APA

Wee Free. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wee%20Free

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Chicago

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