Etymograph

English

libertyman

liberty + -man

Formed from liberty + -man

Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- ‘to grow’

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Latin liber ‘free’

Latin libertas ‘freedom’

Old French liberté

Middle English liberte ‘freedom’

English liberty

Today it means

noun A sailor who is granted shore leave.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / libertyman