freelage

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noun

Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.

OriginMiddle English *freolache ← Old English *frēolǣċan →
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Meanings

nounfreelage (countable and uncountable, plural freelages)

plural freelages · alternative freeledge · alternative freelege · alternative freelidge · alternative frelidge

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandcountableuncountablePrivilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.
  2. Northern EnglandScotlandcountableuncountableA heritable property (as distinguished from a farm).
adjectivefreelage (comparative more freelage, superlative most freelage)

comparative more freelage · superlative most freelage · alternative freeledge · alternative freelege · alternative freelidge · alternative frelidge

  1. Northern EnglandScotlandHeritable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
privilege

Origin

  1. Old English*frēolǣċan“to give freely, offer generously”
  2. Middle English*freolachen
  3. Middle English*freolache
  4. Englishfreelage

From earlier frelage, probably from Middle English *freolache, *freleche, deverbal of Middle English *freolachen, *frelechen (“to be liberal, be generous”) (compare Middle English freolac, freolaic, vreoleic, freolec (“liberality, generosity”)), from Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”); equivalent to free + Middle English -leche, related to English -lock. Related to Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”). Compare knowledge.

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APA

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Chicago

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