liberty
26
6.1
- noun
- /ˈlɪbərti/
- Jargon
:
permiso
- Sergeant Leonard will fix you up with 48 hours liberty.
- time at liberty
And so Monday morning when I showed up, they were calling me my name and my liberty buddy, the guy that signed out with me on Friday.
- And so Monday morning when I showed up, they were calling me my name and my liberty buddy, the guy that signed out with me on Friday.
Examples
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I hurried back at once, hoping I should find Yum-Yum at liberty.
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When I got here, the sergeant told me all of his men were back from liberty.
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I thought we had a two-day liberty pass.
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I come from a most worthy gentleman, whose name at the moment I am not at liberty to divulge.
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The sailors were excited to finally have some liberty after months at sea.
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During his liberty, the officer explored the streets of the nearby city.
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She was granted liberty for the weekend to visit her family.
Synonyms
14
5.6
Official permission for sailors to go ashore while their ship is in port
Idioms
- Formal
67
6.8
To do something without asking for permission, as if you are allowed
Compounds
57
4.6
A basic right protected by law against unfair government action, like freedom of speech or religion
29
2.1
A large statue in New York Harbor that stands for freedom and celebrates the independence of the United States
- Archaic
2
7.5
A large slow cargo ship built in the United States during World War Two to carry supplies and troops
- Formal
1
5.0
A legal and moral claim to be free from unfair arrest and official control
- Formal
1
5.3
Freedom to take part in government and to use rights protected by law
An organization from the Basque region that used violence to try to gain independence
How Long
2
3.6
11
7.5
- Jargon
14
5.6
- Jargon
26
6.1
374
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
liberty = liber + ty
The word is historically formed from a Latin combining form (liber) + the noun-forming suffix -ty; 'liber' is not a standalone modern English base, so learners cannot reliably derive the meaning from component parts.
Etymology
Liberty comes from the Latin word libertas, meaning 'freedom', and it shares the same root as liberate and liberal. In the navy, a sailor's liberty is a short time when they are 'free' from duty and can leave the ship. So the origin explains why it means time off for sailors.