>>73 Freedom Freedom Free"dom (fr[=e]"d[u^]m), n. [AS. fre['o]d[=o]m; fre['o]free + -dom. See Free, and -dom.] 1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence. [1913 Webster]
Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
Freedom fine, sum paid on entry to incorporations of trades.
Freedom of the city, possession of the rights and privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a mark of honorary distinction for public services.
>>78 lib?er?ty /?l?b?ti $ -?r-/ n plural liberties BrE AmE 1 FREEDOM [U] the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority: the fight for liberty and equality individual/personal liberty threats to individual liberty religious/political/economic liberty struggles for political liberty 2 LEGAL RIGHT [C usually plural] a particular legal right: liberties such as freedom of speech → CIVIL LIBERTY 3 WITHOUT PERMISSION [singular] something you do without asking permission, especially which may offend or upset someone else: take the liberty of doing sth I took the liberty of cancelling your reservation. 4 be at liberty to do sth formal to have the right or permission to do something: I am not at liberty to discuss these matters. 5 take liberties with sb/sth a) to make unreasonable changes in something such as a piece of writing: The film-makers took too many liberties with the original novel. b) old-fashioned to treat someone without respect by being too friendly too quickly, especially in a sexual way: He's been taking liberties with our female staff. 6 at liberty formal if a prisoner or an animal is at liberty, they are no longer in prison or enclosed in a small place; [=]free
>>81 Liberty 1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to the will of another claiming ownership of the person or services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom, bondage, or subjection. [1913 Webster] 2. Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon locomotion. [1913 Webster] 3. A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or to a witness to leave a court, and the like. [1913 Webster] 4. Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the commercial cities of Europe. [1913 Webster] 5. The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or jurisdiction is exercised. [Eng.] [1913 Webster] 6. A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely within certain limits; also, the place or limits within which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a prison. [1913 Webster] 7. A privilege or license in violation of the laws of etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty. [1913 Webster] 8. The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from compulsion or constraint in willing. [1913 Webster] 9. (Manege) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the tongue of the horse. [1913 Webster] 10. (Naut.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore. [1913 Webster] At liberty. (a) Unconfined; free. (b) At leisure. Civil liberty, from arbitrary interference with person, opinion, or property, on the part of the government under which one lives, and freedom to take part in modifying that government or its laws. Liberty bell. under Bell. Liberty cap. (a) The Roman pileus which was given to a slave at his manumission. (b) A limp, close-fitting cap with which the head of representations of the goddess of liberty is often decked. It is sometimes represented on a spear or a liberty pole.
>>81 Liberty of the press, to print and publish without official supervision. Liberty party, party, in the American Revolution, which favored independence of England; in more recent usage, a party which favored the emancipation of the slaves. Liberty pole, tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.] Moral liberty, liberty of choice which is essential to moral responsibility. Religious liberty, of religious opinion and worship. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Leave; permission; license.
Usage: Liberty, Freedom. These words, though often interchanged, are distinct in some of their applications. Liberty has reference to previous restraint; freedom, to the simple, unrepressed exercise of our powers. A slave is set at liberty; his master had always been in a state of freedom. A prisoner under trial may ask liberty (exemption from restraint) to speak his sentiments with freedom (the spontaneous and bold utterance of his feelings). The liberty of the press is our great security for freedom of thought. [1913 Webster]