Definition
Historical term for the privilege or status of being free from certain taxes or obligations, or the exemption itself.
Etymology
From 'free' and the Old English suffix '-lage' (related to 'lay' or 'lay down'). An archaic feudal term for exemptions granted to specific individuals or communities.
Kelly Says
Medieval 'freelage' documents show that freedom was negotiated and traded—powerful people literally bought exemptions from taxes or obligations, which is why the wealthy always found ways to avoid rules.
Translations
ARالعربية
عمل حر
amal hur
BNবাংলা
স্বাধীন কাজ
sho-a-dhee-n ka-j
CACatalà
treball freelance
tre-ball free-lan-se
CSČeština
freelancing
free-lan-sing
DADansk
frilansarbejde
free-lan-sar-be-de
DEDeutsch
Freelancer-Arbeit
frei-lan-ser-ar-bait
ELΕλληνικά
ελεύθερος επαγγελματίας
ee-lef-ther-os e-pa-n-ge-l-ma-tee-as
ESEspañol
trabajo freelance
tra-ba-ho free-lan-se
FAفارسی
کار آزاد
kaar a-zaad
FISuomi
vapaaehtoinen työ
va-pa-a-e-hto-inen ty-o
FRFrançais
travail freelance
tra-vay free-lan-s
GUGU
મુક્ત કામ
moo-kt ka-am
HAHA
aiki mai kyauwa
a-iki mai k-yaw-wa
HEעברית
עבודה חופשית
avoda hof-shit
HIहिन्दी
स्वतंत्र कार्य
sva-tan-tra ka-r-ya
HUMagyar
freelancer munka
free-lan-ser mun-ka
IDBahasa Indonesia
bekerja lepas
be-ker-ja le-pas
ITItaliano
lavoro freelance
la-vo-ro free-lan-se
KO한국어
프리랜서
peu-ri-lan-seo
MRMR
स्वातंत्र्याने काम
sva-tan-tra-ya-ne ka-am
MSBahasa Melayu
kerja bebas
ker-ja be-bas
MYမြန်မာ
လွတ်လပ်
lwat-lap
NLNederlands
vrij werk
vrij werk
NONorsk
frilansarbeid
free-lan-sar-be-id
PAPA
ਖਾਲੀ ਕੰਮ
kha-ali kam
PLPolski
praca freelance
pra-ca free-lan-se
PTPortuguês
trabalho freelance
tra-ba-lho free-lan-se
RORomână
muncă freelance
mun-ca free-lan-se
RUРусский
фриланс
fri-lan-s
SVSvenska
frilansarbete
free-lan-sar-be-te
SWKiswahili
kazi huru
ka-zi hoo-roo
TEతెలుగు
స్వతంత్ర పని
sva-tan-tra pa-ni
THไทย
งานอิสระ
ngan is-ra
TRTürkçe
serbest çalışma
ser-best cha-ma
UKУкраїнська
фріланс
fri-lans
URاردو
خود مختار کام
khud-mokhtar kaam
VITiếng Việt
làm việc tự do
lam vi-ec tu-do
ZUZU
umsebenzi
um-se-ben-zi