noun

1. the state or quality of being free; esp.,
   1. exemption or liberation from the control of some other person or some arbitrary power; liberty; independence
   2. exemption from arbitrary restrictions on a specified civil right; civil or political liberty freedom of speech
   3. exemption or immunity from a specified obligation, discomfort, etc. freedom from want
   4. exemption or release from imprisonment
   5. a being able to act, move, use, etc. without hindrance or restraint to have the freedom of the house
   6. a being able of itself to choose or determine action freely freedom of the will
   7. ease of movement or performance; facility
   8. a being free from the usual rules, patterns, etc.
   9. frankness or easiness of manner; sometimes, an excessive frankness or familiarity
2. a right or privilege

Etymology: ME fredom < OE freodom: see free & -dom