See also: Świeboda

Old Polish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *svěboda.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɕfjɛbɔda/
  • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɕfjɛbɔda/

Noun

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świeboda m animacy unattested

  1. (attested in Sieradz, Greater Poland) generous man
  2. relief from burdens in favor of a feudal lord
    • 1905, 1907, 1908 [1481], Theodorus Wierzbowski, editor, Matricularum Regni Poloniae summaria, excussis codicibus, qui in Chartophylacio Maximo Varsoviensi asservantur. P. 4, Sigismundi I regis tempora complectens (1507-1548). Vol. 3, Acta vicecancellariorum, 1533-1548[2], volume III, number 208:
      Ioannes... servis suis 20 marcas in villa deserta... cum libertate al. swyeboda 3 annorum inscribit et donat
      [Ioannes... servis suis 20 marcas in villa deserta... cum libertate al. świeboda 3 annorum inscribit et donat]

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