libertāˈrianism noun

liberticīˈdal adjective

liberˈticide noun

1. A destroyer of liberty
2. Destruction of liberty

libˈertinage (also /-ûrtˈ/) noun

Debauchery

libˈertine /-tēn, -tin or -tīn/ noun

1. A person who leads a licentious life, a rake or debauchee
2. Orig a freedman
3. Formerly a person who professed free opinions, esp in religion

1. Unrestrained
2. Licentious
3. Belonging to a freedman

libˈertinism noun

libˈerty-boat noun

A boat for liberty-men (see below)

liberty bodice noun

An undergarment like a vest formerly often worn by children

liberty cap noun

1. Same as cap of liberty (see under cap¹)
2. A yellowish-brown conical-capped mushroom producing the drug psilocybin

Liberty Hall noun (informal; also without caps)

A place where one may do as one likes

liberty horse noun

A circus horse that, as one of a group and without a rider, carries out movements on command

libˈerty-man noun

A sailor with permission to go ashore

liberty of indifference noun

Freedom of the will

liberty of the press noun

Freedom to print and publish without government permission

liberty ship noun

A prefabricated all-welded cargo-ship mass-produced in the USA during World War II

at liberty

1. Not restrained or constrained, free
2. Unoccupied
3. Available

civil liberty

1. Freedom of an individual within the law
2. Individual freedom as guaranteed by a country's laws

take liberties with

1. To treat with undue freedom or familiarity, or indecently
2. To falsify

take the liberty

To venture or presume