Word: 'free' • Extended Annotations

free

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Ancestral Lore

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."

"Weird Genius"
The Story of Your Ankh
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

WEIRD GENIUS
The Story of Your Ankh