Freeings

/ˈfriːɪŋz/ noun

Definition

Plural of freeing; multiple instances or acts of setting someone or something free from restriction, imprisonment, or obligation.

Etymology

Gerund form of 'free' (from Old English 'freo') with '-ing', then pluralized with '-s'. The plural noun form refers to repeated acts of liberation.

Kelly Says

The term 'freeing' appears constantly in historical documents about slavery, most famously in 'Emancipation Proclamation freeing enslaved people'—language itself became a tool for expressing the concept of human liberation.

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