fareworthy
fareworthy adjective: having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained.
Adjective
fareworthy (comparative more fareworthy, superlative most fareworthy)
- Having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained.
- It constantly happened that the manumitted serf,' said my Talking Friend, 'found his way under the old tree, my father, and he was free and færewyrd — that is to say, free and fareworthy, or with the right to go where he would — [...]1886, John Wood Warter, Richard Garnett, An old Shropshire oak
- Thus the service-tenant may be legally 'fareworthy' but if he decides to leave the hacienda, a word from the proprietor will ensure his forced return by the police.1968, Claudio Véliz, Latin America and the Caribbean: a handbook
Forms of fareworthy
| comparative | more fareworthy |
|---|---|
| superlative | most fareworthy |
Origin of fareworthy
From Middle English *farwurthe, *farewurthe, from Old English *færwyrþe, færewyrþe (“having a right to depart, able to go”), equivalent to fare (“departure”) + -worthy.
Questions about fareworthy
- What does fareworthy mean?
- Fareworthy means having the right to go as one pleases; free to go; capable of leaving (a place); able to depart (at one's will); unrestrained.
- What part of speech is fareworthy?
- Fareworthy is an adjective.
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