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libertine definition
lib·er·tine (lib′ər tēn′, -tin)
noun
- in ancient Rome, a person who had been freed from slavery
Etymology: prob. via Fr libertin
a person, esp. a man, who leads an unrestrained, sexually immoral life; rake- Archaic a freethinker
Etymology: ME libertyn < L libertinus < libertus, freedman < liber, free: see liberal
adjective
morally unrestrained; licentious
Related Forms:
- libertinism lib′·er·tin′·ism′ noun or libertinage lib′·er·tin′·age
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