adjective
(obsolete, rare) Especially of the will: free, independent, unconstrained.
(software) With very few limitations on distribution or the right to access the source code to create improved versions, but not necessarily free of charge.
(historical) Not enslaved (of a black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans).
noun
(historical) A free (not enslaved) black person in a French- or Spanish-colonized area, especially New Orleans.