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Ancestral Lore of free

Old English freo "exempt from; not in bondage, acting of one's own will"
also "noble; joyful"

from Proto-Germanic *friaz "beloved; not in bondage"
from PIE *priy-a- "dear, beloved"
from root *pri- "to love"

free adjective
  • Acting of one’s own will + not bound by any oaths + not restricted by any promise + not in bondage
  • not costing or charging anything
  • having the legal and political rights of a citizen
  • enjoying civil and political liberty
  • enjoying political independence or freedom from outside domination
  • not determined by anything beyond its own nature or being; choosing or capable of choosing for itself
  • relieved from or lacking something and especially something unpleasant or burdensome
  • not bound, confined, or detained by force
  • having no trade restrictions
  • not subject to government regulation
  • having no obligations (as to work) or commitments; not taken up with commitments or obligations
  • having a scope not restricted by qualification
  • not obstructed, restricted, or impeded; not being used or occupied
  • not fastened; not confined to a particular position or place; capable of moving or turning in any direction; performed without apparatus; done with artificial aids (such as pitons) used only for protection against falling and not for support
  • not parsimonious; outspoken; availing oneself of something without stint; frank, open
  • not united with, attached to, combined with, or mixed with something else; separate; freestanding; chemically uncombined
  • not literal or exact; not restricted by or conforming to conventional forms
  • favorable
  • not allowing slavery
  • open to all comers

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Specific examples and quotes of free

With as many definitions, free means entirely too many things. Most conventional definitions deserve to be marked by , as they dilute the original essence of the word and its meaning. Legalities constantly take advantage of such "word play." Diluted definitions allow for legalized and legal corruption.


"In this one confluence, I would like you to be free... of any kind of prejudice."

"Originals"
(Speed Well Dialogues)
by Sabina Nore

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Legend

~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
Originals - Speed Well Dialogues

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