7/2/2023 0 Comments Freedom definition englishOld English freo "exempt from not in bondage, acting of one's own will," also "noble joyful," from Proto-Germanic *friaz "beloved not in bondage" (source also of Old Frisian fri, Old Saxon vri, Old High German vri, German frei, Dutch vrij, Gothic freis "free"), from PIE *priy-a- "dear, beloved," from root *pri- "to love." Freedom-rider is recorded from 1961 in reference to civil rights activists in U.S. įreedom fighter attested by 1903 (originally with reference to Cuba). reedom is only truly freedom when it appears against the background of an artificial limitation. It requires efforts, it presupposes mental and moral qualities of a high order to be generally diffused in the society where it exists. It has been said by some physicians, that life is a forced state. Similar formation in Old Frisian fridom, Dutch vrijdom, Middle Low German vridom. Meaning "possession of particular privileges" is from 1570s. Meaning "exemption from arbitrary or despotic control, civil liberty" is from late 14c. Of course, it could work the other way, where dominion is an elaboration of the root dom which as it says above (and in Tamara's answer) comes from domus and dem that mean house.Old English freodom "power of self-determination, state of free will emancipation from slavery, deliverance " see free (adj.) + -dom. In a freedom, noone has dominion over the land, or alternatively, anyone is free to gain/develop/enforce/purchase dominion over the land. In a serfdom, the serf has no dominion over the land, the lord does. In a kingdom, the king has dominion over the land. "lord, master," from domus "house" (from PIE root *dem- "house,īritish sovereign colonies often were called dominions, hence theĭominion of Canada, the formal title after the 1867 union, and Oldĭominion, the popular name for the U.S. Power," from Medieval Latin dominionem (nominative dominio),Ĭorresponding to Latin dominium "property, ownership," from dominus Given that the time period of the origin of the word dominion, it is mostly pertaining to ownership/dominion over a region of land.ĭominion (n.) early 15c., from Old French dominion "dominion, rule, Im not an expert, but i would consider that the dom in those words: freedom, serfdom, kingdom may be contractions referring to the longer word dominion. I also noticed in 'similar questions' "Liberty" versus "freedom", but it is on a slightly different matter. Then, perhaps someone suggests an idea on that matter or some acknowledged analysis of the etymology of the word, if any? Next, the above 'analysis' is still an assumption the restoration of an original meaning seems a work much harder than merely looking words up in dictionaries for their modern usage. So, I would ask especially native speakers, is the presence of such meaning somehow traceable in the modern usage of the word freedom? Generally, I think that the historically original meaning of a word still resonates with its modern usage, and in this sense, it is still present in the modern usage as well. The adjective 'free' according to a dictionary means 'not under the control or in the power of another able to act or be done as one wishes', whereas the 'dom' perhaps means 'domein'-'an area of territory owned or controlled by a ruler or government.' Thus, for example, historically, 'freedom' could bear a social meaning, suggesting a territory where a person becomes free from governance he sees as injustice, unfair etc (in the medieval France such territories were cities). Could anyone answer the question I have entered in the title section of the post?
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