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Free"hold`er (?), n. (Law) The possessor of a freehold.

Free"-liv`er (?), n. One who gratifies his appetites without stint; one given to indulgence in eating and drinking.

Free"-liv`ing, n. Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites.

Free"-love` (?), n. The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage.

Free"-lov`er, n. One who believes in or practices free-love.

Freel"te (?), n. Frailty. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Free"ly, adv. [AS. freÛlice.] In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.

Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat.

Gen. ii. 16.

Freely ye have received, freely give.

Matt. x. 8.

Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.

Milton.

Freely we serve Because we freely love.

Milton.

Syn. -- Independently; voluntarily; spontaneously; unconditionally; unobstructedly; willingly; readily; liberally; generously; bounteously; munificently; bountifully; abundantly; largely; copiously; plentifully; plenteously.

Free"man (?), n.; pl. Freemen (#). [AS. freÛman; freÛfree + mann man.] 1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.

2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State, who has the right to vote at elections. See Liveryman. Burrill.

Both having been made freemen on the same day.

Addison.

Free"-mar`tin (?), n. (Zoˆl.) An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male.

Free"ma`son (?), n. One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said to have been at first composed of masons or builders in stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for social enjoyment and mutual assistance.

Free`ma*son"ic (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.

Free"ma`son*ry (?), n. The institutions or the practices of freemasons.

Free"-mill`ing (?), a. Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting or other chemical treatment. Raymond.

Free"-mind`ed (?), a. Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. Bacon.

Free"ness, n. The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty; openness; liberality; gratuitousness.

Fre"er (?), n. One who frees, or sets free.