liberty

== English == === Alternative forms === libertie (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle English liberte, from Old French liberté, from Latin libertas (“freedom”), from liber (“free”); see liberal. === Pronunciation === (non-rhotic) (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbəti/, [ˈlɪbətʰɪi̯] (General Australian) (without t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbəti/, [ˈlɪbətʰɪi̯] (t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbəɾi/, [ˈlɪbəɾɪi̯] (rhotic) (General American, Standard Canadian) (without t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbɚti/, [ˈlɪbɚtʰɪi̯] (t-flapping) IPA(key): /ˈlɪbɚɾi/, [ˈlɪbɚɾɪi̯] Rhymes: -ɪbə(ɹ)ti Hyphenation: lib‧er‧ty === Noun === liberty (countable and uncountable, plural liberties) The condition of being free. The condition of being free from imprisonment, slavery or forced labour. The condition of being free to act, believe or express oneself as one chooses. Freedom from excessive government control. A short period when a sailor is allowed ashore. (often plural) A breach of social convention. (historical) A local division of government administration in medieval England. (go) An empty space next to a group of stones of the same color. ==== Synonyms ==== freedom ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “liberty”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “liberty”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. Liberty in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) liberty on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Liberty (division) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Birtley, Tribley == Italian == === Etymology === From Liberty & Co., store founded in 1875 by Arthur Lasenby Liberty, a merchant who specialized in Indian and East Asian goods and whose store played a pivotal role in developing the art nouveau style. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈli.ber.ti/ Rhymes: -iberti Hyphenation: lì‧ber‧ty === Noun === liberty m (invariable) art nouveau === References ===