freedom

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19. A barangay of Cabanglasan, Bukidnon, Philippines.
20. Former name of the International Space Station.
21. A surname.

noun

Etymology: From Middle English fredom, freedom, from Old English frēodōm (“freedom, state of free-will, charter, emancipation, deliverance”), from Proto-West Germanic *frijadōm (“freedom”). Equivalent to free + -dom. Cognate with North Frisian fridoem (“freedom”), Dutch vrijdom (“freedom”), Low German frīdom (“freedom”), Middle High German vrītuom (“freedom”), Norwegian fridom (“freedom”).

1. The state of being free.

   “Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.”

   “Well Russia at the present time is at a crossroads. It is often said that the Cold War is over and that the West has won it- that's only half true. Because what has happened is that the communists have been defeated, but the ideas of freedom now are on trial. If they don't work, there will be a reversion to, not communism which has failed, but what I call a new despotism which would pose a mortal danger to the rest of the world because it would be infected with the virus of Russian imperialism which of course has been a characteristic of Russian foreign policy for centuries.”

2. The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.

   “Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.”

   “People in our city enjoy many freedoms.”

3. The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access

   “Freedom of a city”

   “Yet the wisest princes, who adopted the maxims of Augustus, guarded with the strictest care the dignity of the Roman name, and diffused the freedom of the city with a prudent liberality.”

4. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.

   “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.”

5. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.

   “"A first love is not easily extinguished, Mr. Allanson," said she. "You may guess from my appearance, that I have been fortunate in life; but, for all that, my first love for you has continued the same, unaltered and unchanged, and you must forgive the little freedoms I used to-day to try your affections, and the effects my appearance would have on you."”