Free French
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
See FIGHTING FRENCH. Free lance. See LANCE.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Free French” mean?
See FIGHTING FRENCH. Free lance. See LANCE.
Is “Free French” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.