liberty

English Online Dictionary. What means liberty‎? What does liberty mean?

English

Alternative forms

• libertie (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪb.ɪ.ti/, /ˈlɪb.ə.ti/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪb.ɚ.ti/, [ˈlɪb.ɚ.ɾi]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈlɪb.ɪ.ti/, [ˈlɪb.ɪ.ɾi]

Noun

liberty (countable and uncountable, plural liberties)

1. The condition of being free from control or restrictions.
2. The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour.

3. The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses.
4. Freedom from excessive government control.
5. A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore.

6. (often plural) A breach of social convention.

7. (historical) A local division of government administration in medieval England.
8. (go) An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color.

Synonyms

• freedom

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Further reading

• “liberty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “liberty”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Liberty in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• liberty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Liberty (division) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Birtley, Tribley

Italian

Etymology

From Liberty & Co., store founded in 1875 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty, a merchant who specialized in Indian and East Asian goods and whose store played a pivotal role in developing the art nouveau style.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.ber.ti/
• Rhymes: -iberti
• Hyphenation: lì‧ber‧ty

Noun

liberty m (invariable)

1. art nouveau

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