Freelage

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A heritable property (as distinguished from a farm). Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Heritable. Northern-England, Scotland

Synonyms

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privilege

Etymology

From earlier frelage, probably from Middle English *freolache, *freleche, deverbal of Middle English *freolachen, *frelechen (“to be liberal, be generous”) (compare Middle English freolac, freolaic, vreoleic, freolec (“liberality, generosity”)), from Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”); equivalent to free + Middle English -leche, related to English -lock. Related to Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”). Compare knowledge.

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