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freelage

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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.

noun freelages · freeledge · freelege · freelidge · frelidge

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

adjective more freelage · most freelage · freeledge · freelege · freelidge · frelidge

  1. Northern England, Scotland Heritable.

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@misc{freelage_2026,
  title = {freelage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freelage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}