English

free city

/fɹiː ˈsɪti/

Any of various types of city of Europe from classical to modern times, characterised by relative autonomy and/or being responsible only and directly to a king or emperor; a more modern city of such type, sometimes elsewhere than in Europe.

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Origin

From free (adjective) + city (noun).

From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lineage

partEnglishfree “Unconstrained.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishfre
  - inheritedOld Englishfrēo “freeborn”
- derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
  - derived (possibly)Englishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - derivedEnglishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
  - derivedEnglishleer “To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.”
  - derivedEnglishflap “Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily …”
  - derivedEnglishjam “A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast o…”
  - derivedEnglishwindow “An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outsid…”
  - derivedEnglishwind “Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pr…”
  - partEnglishAllhallowmas “All Saints' Day.”
  - derivedEnglishbog “An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft…”
  - derivedEnglishclosing “The act by which something is closed.”
  - derivedEnglishBritain “The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain …”
  - derivedEnglishsoylent “An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.”
  - derivedEnglishCicero's
  - partEnglishThomas “An infidel or doubter.”
  - derivedEnglishMiddle “A sheading of the Isle of Man.”
  - derivedEnglishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
  - derivedEnglishbradán “salmon”
  - derivedEnglishrotary “Capable of rotation.”
  - derivedEnglishwithin “In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.”
  - derivedEnglisheating “Bred to be eaten.”
  - derivedEnglishblue “Of a blue hue.”
  - borrowedEnglishFrench “The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by…”
  - partEnglishStanley “A habitational surname from Old English.”
  - derived (possibly)EnglishCarolina “A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.”
  - derivedEnglishlate “Near the end of a period of time.”
  - derivedEnglishtso
  - derivedEnglishteneō “to hold, to retain”
  - derived (possibly)Englishtechnical “Specifically related to a particular discipline.”
  - derivedEnglishwaffle “A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.”
  - derivedEnglishHugh “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
  - derivedEnglishWilkin “A surname originating as a patronymic.”
  - derivedEnglishJohan “A female given name from Hebrew.”
  - derivedEnglishMonty “A diminutive of the male given names Montgomery and Montague.”
  - derivedEnglishRichard “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
  - derivedEnglishMassachusett “A Native American tribe who traditionally live in the Massachusetts Bay area in the state of Massac…”
  - derivedEnglishDravidian “A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and…”
  - derivedEnglishOld “A surname.”
  - partOld Englishdū̆ce “duck”
  - derivedEnglishtolowechek' “I speak Tolowa”
  - derivedEnglishpuff “A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.”
  - derivedEnglishBela “A short river in south Cumbria, England, which flows into the estuary of the River Kent; in full, t…”
  - derivedEnglishole “An interjection used to stir up excitement.”
  - derivedEnglishsense “Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hea…”
  - derivedEnglishpituitary “Of or relating to the pituitary gland.”
  - derivedEnglishvariable “Able to vary or be varied.”
  - derivedEnglishBolama “One of the islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau”
  - derivedEnglishleg “A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.”
  - derivedEnglishThe
  - derived (possibly)Englishtransport “To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.”
  - derivedEnglishNovak “A surname.”
  - derivedEnglishvan “A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cu…”
  - derivedEnglishਰਾਵਾ “commander, king”
  - derivedEnglishof “From (a place); off.”
  - derivedEnglish1535:
  - derivedEnglishabfraction “A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanic…”
  - derivedEnglishhide “To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.”
  - derivedEnglishLa “A surname”
  - derivedEnglishMargaret “A female given name from Ancient Greek.”
  - derivedEnglishhis “Belonging to him.”
  - derived (possibly)Old Norsein
  - derivedClassical Latinumbilicus
  - derivedEnglishmy “Belonging to me.”
  - calqueJapanese頭
  - derivedEnglishbloodroot “A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap a…”
  - derivedEnglishwet “Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.”
  - derivedEnglishWilliam “radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.”
  - derivedEnglishobscurity “Darkness; the absence of light.”
  - derivedEnglishc.
  - derivedEnglishother “See other (determiner) below.”
  - derivedOld EnglishTæbba
  - calque (possibly)Englishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - derivedEnglishclassic “Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.”
  - derivedEnglishKlemens
  - derivedEnglishtea “The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.”
  - derivedEnglishCritique
  - partEnglisheven “Flat and level.”
  - partEnglishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - partEnglishknife “A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually stee…”
  - partOld Englishworþ “enclosure”
  - inheritedMiddle Englisha
  - inheritedMiddle Englishof
  - inheritedMiddle Englishaw
  - borrowedRussianа
- derivedGermanArbeiter “labourer”
- inheritedMiddle Englishfreen
  - inheritedOld Englishfrēon
partEnglishcity “A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on th…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishcite
  - borrowedOld Frenchcitet

Sources

Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0
Wiktionary: free city

Lineage

partEnglishfree “Unconstrained.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishfre
  - inheritedOld Englishfrēo “freeborn”
- derivedEnglisha “The first letter of the English alphabet, written in the Latin script.”
  - derived (possibly)Englishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - derivedEnglishwhich “What, of those mentioned or implied.”
  - derivedEnglishleer “To look sideways or obliquely; now especially with sexual desire or malicious intent.”
  - derivedEnglishflap “Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily …”
  - derivedEnglishjam “A sweet mixture of fruit boiled with sugar and allowed to congeal. Often spread on bread or toast o…”
  - derivedEnglishwindow “An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outsid…”
  - derivedEnglishwind “Real or perceived movement of atmospheric air usually caused by convection or differences in air pr…”
  - partEnglishAllhallowmas “All Saints' Day.”
  - derivedEnglishbog “An area of decayed vegetation (particularly sphagnum moss) which forms a wet spongy ground too soft…”
  - derivedEnglishclosing “The act by which something is closed.”
  - derivedEnglishBritain “The United Kingdom, a kingdom and country in Northern Europe including the island of Great Britain …”
  - derivedEnglishsoylent “An undesirable, lackluster, and artificial foodstuff, as a substitute for real meat.”
  - derivedEnglishCicero's
  - partEnglishThomas “An infidel or doubter.”
  - derivedEnglishMiddle “A sheading of the Isle of Man.”
  - derivedEnglishan “Used before a vowel sound.”
  - derivedEnglishbradán “salmon”
  - derivedEnglishrotary “Capable of rotation.”
  - derivedEnglishwithin “In the inner part, spatially; physically inside.”
  - derivedEnglisheating “Bred to be eaten.”
  - derivedEnglishblue “Of a blue hue.”
  - borrowedEnglishFrench “The language of France, shared by the neighboring countries Belgium, Monaco, and Switzerland and by…”
  - partEnglishStanley “A habitational surname from Old English.”
  - derived (possibly)EnglishCarolina “A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.”
  - derivedEnglishlate “Near the end of a period of time.”
  - derivedEnglishtso
  - derivedEnglishteneō “to hold, to retain”
  - derived (possibly)Englishtechnical “Specifically related to a particular discipline.”
  - derivedEnglishwaffle “A flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern, often eaten hot with butter and/or honey or syrup.”
  - derivedEnglishHugh “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
  - derivedEnglishWilkin “A surname originating as a patronymic.”
  - derivedEnglishJohan “A female given name from Hebrew.”
  - derivedEnglishMonty “A diminutive of the male given names Montgomery and Montague.”
  - derivedEnglishRichard “A male given name from the Germanic languages.”
  - derivedEnglishMassachusett “A Native American tribe who traditionally live in the Massachusetts Bay area in the state of Massac…”
  - derivedEnglishDravidian “A family of related ethnicities and languages primarily in Southern India, Northeast Sri Lanka, and…”
  - derivedEnglishOld “A surname.”
  - partOld Englishdū̆ce “duck”
  - derivedEnglishtolowechek' “I speak Tolowa”
  - derivedEnglishpuff “A sharp exhalation of a small amount of breath through the mouth.”
  - derivedEnglishBela “A short river in south Cumbria, England, which flows into the estuary of the River Kent; in full, t…”
  - derivedEnglishole “An interjection used to stir up excitement.”
  - derivedEnglishsense “Any of the manners by which living beings perceive the physical world: for humans sight, smell, hea…”
  - derivedEnglishpituitary “Of or relating to the pituitary gland.”
  - derivedEnglishvariable “Able to vary or be varied.”
  - derivedEnglishBolama “One of the islands of the Bijagós Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau”
  - derivedEnglishleg “A limb or appendage that an animal uses for support or locomotion on land.”
  - derivedEnglishThe
  - derived (possibly)Englishtransport “To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to convey.”
  - derivedEnglishNovak “A surname.”
  - derivedEnglishvan “A covered motor vehicle used to carry goods or (normally less than ten) persons, usually roughly cu…”
  - derivedEnglishਰਾਵਾ “commander, king”
  - derivedEnglishof “From (a place); off.”
  - derivedEnglish1535:
  - derivedEnglishabfraction “A proposed mechanism for noncarious tooth tissue loss, owing not to decay but rather to biomechanic…”
  - derivedEnglishhide “To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.”
  - derivedEnglishLa “A surname”
  - derivedEnglishMargaret “A female given name from Ancient Greek.”
  - derivedEnglishhis “Belonging to him.”
  - derived (possibly)Old Norsein
  - derivedClassical Latinumbilicus
  - derivedEnglishmy “Belonging to me.”
  - calqueJapanese頭
  - derivedEnglishbloodroot “A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap a…”
  - derivedEnglishwet “Made up of liquid or moisture, usually (but not always) water.”
  - derivedEnglishWilliam “radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter W.”
  - derivedEnglishobscurity “Darkness; the absence of light.”
  - derivedEnglishc.
  - derivedEnglishother “See other (determiner) below.”
  - derivedOld EnglishTæbba
  - calque (possibly)Englishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - derivedEnglishclassic “Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in literature or art.”
  - derivedEnglishKlemens
  - derivedEnglishtea “The tea plant (Camellia sinensis); (countable) a variety of this plant.”
  - derivedEnglishCritique
  - partEnglisheven “Flat and level.”
  - partEnglishthe “...because it has already been mentioned, is to be completely specified in the same sentence, or ve…”
  - partEnglishknife “A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually stee…”
  - partOld Englishworþ “enclosure”
  - inheritedMiddle Englisha
  - inheritedMiddle Englishof
  - inheritedMiddle Englishaw
  - borrowedRussianа
- derivedGermanArbeiter “labourer”
- inheritedMiddle Englishfreen
  - inheritedOld Englishfrēon
partEnglishcity “A large settlement, bigger than a town; sometimes with a specific legal definition, depending on th…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishcite
  - borrowedOld Frenchcitet