unfree

unfree
unfree (adj.) c.1300, from UN- (Cf. un-) (1) "not" + FREE (Cf. free) (adj.). Cf. M.Du. onvri, O.H.G. unfri, Ger. unfrei, M.Da. ufri.

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  • Unfree — Un*free , a. Not free; held in bondage. [1913 Webster] There had always been a slave class, a class of the unfree, among the English as among all German peoples. J. R. Green [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • unfree — [spelling only] …   English World dictionary

  • Unfree labour — includes all forms of slavery as well as all other related institutions (e.g. debt slavery, wage slavery, serfdom, conscription, and labour camps).[not verified in body] Contents 1 Payment for unfree labour …   Wikipedia

  • unfree — v.t., unfreed, unfreeing, adj.; unfreely, adv. * * * …   Universalium

  • unfree — adjective Not free; especially of a tenant who was bound to a manor …   Wiktionary

  • unfree — adj. == niggardly, illiberal. Rel. Ant. ii. p. 191 …   Oldest English Words

  • unfree — v. revoke freedom, trap again …   English contemporary dictionary

  • unfree — adjective deprived or devoid of liberty. Derivatives unfreedom noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • unfree — un·free …   English syllables

  • unfree —  Несвободное …   Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов

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