freelage

词形变化

freelages 复数 freelages more freelage 比较级 most freelage 最高级

别名

freeledge freelege freelidge frelidge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.

    苏格兰 可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    A heritable property (as distinguished from a farm).

    苏格兰 可数 不可数
adj.
  1. 1.

    Heritable.

    苏格兰

词源

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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