"freelage" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more freelage [comparative], most freelage [superlative]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|frelage}} frelage, {{inh|en|enm|*freolache}} Middle English *freolache, {{m|enm|*freleche}} *freleche, {{der|en|enm|*freolachen}} Middle English *freolachen, {{m|enm|*frelechen|t=to be liberal, be generous}} *frelechen (“to be liberal, be generous”), {{cog|enm|freolac}} Middle English freolac, {{m|enm|freolaic}} freolaic, {{m|enm|vreoleic}} vreoleic, {{m|enm|freolec||liberality, generosity}} freolec (“liberality, generosity”), {{der|en|ang|*frēolǣċan|t=to give freely, offer generously}} Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”), {{m|en|free}} free, {{noncog|enm|-leche}} Middle English -leche, {{noncog|en|-lock}} English -lock, {{cog|ang|frēolāc||free-will offering, oblation}} Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”), {{m|en|knowledge}} knowledge Head templates: {{en-adj}} freelage (comparative more freelage, superlative most freelage)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Heritable. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland
    Sense id: en-freelage-en-adj-MMi42dzM Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: freeledge, freelege, freelidge, frelidge

Noun

Forms: freelages [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|frelage}} frelage, {{inh|en|enm|*freolache}} Middle English *freolache, {{m|enm|*freleche}} *freleche, {{der|en|enm|*freolachen}} Middle English *freolachen, {{m|enm|*frelechen|t=to be liberal, be generous}} *frelechen (“to be liberal, be generous”), {{cog|enm|freolac}} Middle English freolac, {{m|enm|freolaic}} freolaic, {{m|enm|vreoleic}} vreoleic, {{m|enm|freolec||liberality, generosity}} freolec (“liberality, generosity”), {{der|en|ang|*frēolǣċan|t=to give freely, offer generously}} Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”), {{m|en|free}} free, {{noncog|enm|-leche}} Middle English -leche, {{noncog|en|-lock}} English -lock, {{cog|ang|frēolāc||free-will offering, oblation}} Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”), {{m|en|knowledge}} knowledge Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freelage (countable and uncountable, plural freelages)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England) Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freelage-en-noun-CNs6H6S0 Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20
  2. (Scotland, Northern England) A heritable property (as distinguished from a farm). Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freelage-en-noun-NhiN2YsP Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 38 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: freeledge, freelege, freelidge, frelidge

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Middle English freolac",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "freolaic"
      },
      "expansion": "freolaic",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "vreoleic"
      },
      "expansion": "vreoleic",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "freolec",
        "3": "",
        "4": "liberality, generosity"
      },
      "expansion": "freolec (“liberality, generosity”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "*frēolǣċan",
        "t": "to give freely, offer generously"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English *frēolǣċan (“to give freely, offer generously”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "free"
      },
      "expansion": "free",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "-leche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English -leche",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "-lock"
      },
      "expansion": "English -lock",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "frēolāc",
        "3": "",
        "4": "free-will offering, oblation"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English frēolāc (“free-will offering, oblation”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "knowledge"
      },
      "expansion": "knowledge",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more freelage",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most freelage",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "freelage (comparative more freelage, superlative most freelage)",
      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Northern England English",
        "Scottish English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Heritable."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Heritable",
          "heritable"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Scotland, Northern England) Heritable."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Northern-England",
        "Scotland"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "freeledge"
    },
    {
      "word": "freelege"
    },
    {
      "word": "freelidge"
    },
    {
      "word": "frelidge"
    }
  ],
  "word": "freelage"
}

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