Part 4572

<h1>Freelte</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Freel"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Frailty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Freely</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>fre\'a2lice</ets>.]</ety> <def>In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion; abundantly; gratuitously.</def>

<blockquote>Of every tree of the garden thou mayst <b>freely</b> eat. <i>Gen. ii. 16.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Freely</b> ye have received, <b>freely</b> give. <i>Matt. x. 8.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Freely</b> they stood who stood, and fell who fell. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote><b>Freely</b> we serve Because we <b>freely</b> love. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

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

<h1>Freeman</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Freemen</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>fre\'a2man</ets>; <ets>fre\'a2</ets>free + <ets>mann</ets> man.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will of another; one not a slave or vassal.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>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 <er>Liveryman</er>.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<blockquote>Both having been made <b>freemen</b> on the same day. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Free-martin</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"-mar`tin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male.</def>

<h1>Freemason</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"ma`son</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>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.</def>

<h1>Freemasonic</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free`ma*son"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the practices of freemasons; <as>as, a <ex>freemasonic</ex> signal</as>.</def>

<h1>Freemasonry</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"ma`son*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The institutions or the practices of freemasons.</def>

<h1>Free-milling</h1> <Xpage=594>

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

<i>Raymond.</i>

<h1>Free-minded</h1> <Xpage=594>

<hw>Free"-mind`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not perplexed; having a mind free from care.</def>