liberty

[ lib-er-tee ]
/ ˈlɪb ər ti /
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noun, plural lib·er·ties.

Idioms for liberty

    at liberty,
    1. free from captivity or restraint.
    2. unemployed; out of work.
    3. free to do or be as specified: You are at liberty to leave at any time during the meeting.

Origin of liberty

1325–75; Middle English liberte < Middle French < Latin lībertās, equivalent to līber free + -tās -ty2

SYNONYMS FOR liberty

4 liberation. See freedom.
6 franchise, permission, license, privilege, immunity.
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Words nearby liberty

libertarian, libertas, liberticide, libertine, libertinism, liberty, liberty bell, liberty bodice, liberty bond, liberty cap, liberty hall

Words related to at liberty

idle, inactive, jobless, underemployed, unlimited, unregulated, unconditional, independent, clear, loose, able, easy, unrestricted, open, unfettered, autonomous, separate, democratic, freed, down

British Dictionary definitions for at liberty

liberty
/ (ˈlɪbətɪ) /

noun plural -ties

Word Origin for liberty

C14: from Old French liberté, from Latin lībertās, from līber free

Idioms and Phrases with at liberty (1 of 2)

at liberty

Free, not obligated; also, not occupied. For example, I am not at liberty to tell you the whole story, or “I ... washed when there was a basin at liberty” (Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, 1847). This idiom is often used in a negative context, as in the first example. [First half of 1800s]

Idioms and Phrases with at liberty (2 of 2)

liberty

see at liberty; take the liberty of.