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Free \Free\ (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} (-[~e]r); superl. {Freest} (-[e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre['o], fr[imac]; akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[imac], G. frei, Icel. fr[imac], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija beloved, dear, fr. pr[imac] to love, Goth. frij[=o]n. Cf. {Affray}, {Belfry}, {Friday}, {Friend}, {Frith} inclosure.] 1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's own course of action; not dependent; at liberty. [1913 Webster] That which has the power, or not the power, to operate, is that alone which is or is not free. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 2. Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty. [1913 Webster] 3. Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master. [1913 Webster] free |
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